Trump to be arraigned next week for Georgia indictment

Former President Donald Trump will be formally arraigned next week on charges that he unlawfully tried to overturn the 2020 election results in Georgia.

Trump, 77, will appear before Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 6, and be followed by his 18 co-defendants, who were indicted by District Attorney Fani Willis on a total of 41 counts Aug. 14.

Former Trump attorney Rudy Giuliani is scheduled to be arraigned at 9:45 a.m., followed by fellow Trump attorneys John Eastman at 10 a.m. and Sidney Powell at 10:15 a.m., with former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows due at 10:30 a.m.

Former Coffee County GOP chair Cathy Latham is scheduled for arraignment at 10:45 a.m., Republican poll watcher Scott Hall at 11 a.m., ex-Trump lawyer Kenneth Chesebro at 11:15 a.m., publicist Trevian Kutti at 11:30 a.m. and former Black Voices for Trump director Harrison Floyd at 11:45 a.m.

In the afternoon, former Justice Department official Jeffrey Clark is slated to appear at 1 p.m., Illinois pastor Stephen Lee at 1:15 p.m., ex-Trump attorney Jenna Ellis at 1:30 p.m., Georgia state Sen. Shawn Still at 1:45 p.m., local lawyer Ray Smith at 2 p.m., Georgia GOP chairman David Shafer at 2:15 p.m., Trump 2020 campaign Election Day director of operations Michael Roman at 2:30 p.m., local lawyer Robert Cheeley at 2:45 p.m. and ex-Coffee County official Misty Hampton at 3 p.m.

McAfee ruled last week that cameras and recording devices from local TV affiliates would be allowed in the courtroom for the proceedings.

Willis charged all 19 defendants under the state’s Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act, as well as with conspiracy, false statements and asking a public official to violate their oath of office.

All surrendered last week to Fulton County authorities for booking and had mugshots taken. Only Floyd was kept in jail after he was unable to secure his release on bond.

An ABC News/Ipsos poll released Sunday found no improvement in Trump’s support between his Georgia indictment and federal charges brought earlier this month by special counsel Jack Smith.

Smith indicted Trump in Washington, DC, Aug. 1 on four counts for his attempts to reverse the 2020 election results.

He has also brought a total of 40 federal counts against Trump for allegedly retaining classified national security documents after leaving office in 2021.

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg brought 34 counts of business fraud against the former president in March for allegedly falsifying business records to hide “hush money” payments to porn star Stormy Daniels before the 2016 election.