Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis is set to present the initial details of her expansive anti-racketeering case against former President Donald Trump, his Chief of Staff Mark Meadows, and 17 additional co-defendants during a federal court hearing scheduled for Monday morning.
This marks the first occasion on which substantial arguments will be presented in court pertaining to the four criminal cases that have been filed against Trump this year.
While the focal point of the hearing, commencing at 10 a.m., Meadows’ motion to transfer his case to federal court and potentially have it dismissed, it holds greater significance than that. It could potentially serve as a condensed trial that shapes the trajectory of Fulton County’s case against the former president.
Willis is anticipated to provide a preview of the case she intends to build against the 19 co-defendants, thereby placing some of her evidence and legal rationale on the public record. This will shed light on why Trump and his associates are alleged to have violated the law by pressuring Georgia election officials to manipulate the outcome of the 2020 elections.
Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, who was the recipient of Trump’s call in January 2021 urging him to “discover” the votes that would overturn his defeat, has been summoned as a witness. Additionally, an investigator from Raffensperger’s office and two other attorneys who were present during the call have also been subpoenaed to provide testimony.