Democracy Gone Astray

Democracy, being a human construct, needs to be thought of as directionality rather than an object. As such, to understand it requires not so much a description of existing structures and/or other related phenomena but a declaration of intentionality.
This blog aims at creating labeled lists of published infringements of such intentionality, of points in time where democracy strays from its intended directionality. In addition to outright infringements, this blog also collects important contemporary information and/or discussions that impact our socio-political landscape.

All the posts here were published in the electronic media – main-stream as well as fringe, and maintain links to the original texts.

[NOTE: Due to changes I haven't caught on time in the blogging software, all of the 'Original Article' links were nullified between September 11, 2012 and December 11, 2012. My apologies.]

Wednesday, October 11, 2023

First Defendant In Trump Georgia Election Case Pleads Guilty

One of the 18 defendants in a Georgia election interference case involving former President Donald Trump pleaded guilty on Friday.

Scott Hall, a bail bondsman, pleaded guilty to five misdemeanor charges for his role in helping Trump attempt to reverse his 2020 presidential election loss in the state. Hall was charged after he breached a Coffee County election office on Jan. 7, 2021. 

Trump and his co-defendants were charged under Georgia’s Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organization Act, or RICO, and are accused of attempting to overturn the 2020 election results.

In a now-infamous phone call, Trump urged Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, a fellow Republican, to “find” him more votes in the state.

“All I want to do is this: I just want to find 11,780 votes, which is one more than we have,” Trump told Raffensperger on the call. “Because we won the state.”

Trump did not win Georgia. The former president’s trial date for the case has not yet been set.

Hall will serve five years of probation as part of his sentencing agreement. His sentence also includes a $5,000 fine and 200 hours of community service.

Original Article
Source: Huff
Author:   Sebastian Murdock

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