Trump attorneys blast Fulton County over premature posting of charges

Attorneys representing former President Donald Trump on Friday excoriated the Fulton County District Attorney's office for posting charges against him before the grand jury proceedings had finished, contending that the incident suggested the case was mired in constitutional errors.

A county website on Monday briefly posted apparently criminal charges against the former president, including ones on state racketeering, conspiracy to commit false statements and solicitation of violation of oath by a public officer. They were quickly removed from the site, but not before numerous outlets highlighted the evidently inaccurate posting.

The Trump legal team fumed over the posting, saying "[t]he Fulton County District Attorney's Office has once again shown that they have no respect for the integrity of the grand jury process," stated attorneys Drew Findling and Jennifer Little.

"This was not a simple administrative mistake. A proposed indictment should only be in the hands of the District Attorney's Office, yet it somehow made its way to the clerk's office and was assigned a case number and a judge before the grand jury even deliberated," they continued. "This is emblematic of the pervasive and glaring constitutional violations which have plagued this case from its very inception."

While the Monday posting appeared inaccurate, Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis is still expected to ultimately announce charges against Trump and several of his key allies related to their efforts to challenge the 2020 presidential election results in the Peach State.

Such charges would mark the fourth indictment against Trump this year, with special counsel Jack Smith bringing two cases and another coming from Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg. Trump has denied wrongdoing in all instances and contended that the indictments are part of a political witch hunt that seeks to stop him from reclaiming the White House in 2024.

Ben Whedon is an editor and reporter for Just the News. Follow him on Twitter.