The former longtime attorney for embattled ex-President Donald Trump has predicted the three co-defendants who will end up turning on him and cooperating with prosecutors in his latest.
Michael Cohen, who previously served jail time for charges connected to hush money payments made on Trump's behalf, has suggested that Mark Meadows, John Eastman and Rudy Giuliani may flip on Trump and provide information to Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis in her investigation.
Trump is being indicted in Georgia over efforts to overturn the 2020 election results there, and has had his mugshot taken in truly unprecedented scenes for a former serving President of the United States.
"Donald doesn't care about you. He doesn't care about you one bit. He will use you as the scapegoat and the system will use you as the scapegoat in order to get somebody," Cohen told MSNBC, about the co-defendants' relationship with Trump.
Trump surrendered to authorities in Georgia on Thursday after being indicted along with 18 associates on charges involving racketeering and election interference. The charges stem from Trump's call to Georgia's secretary of state asking him to "find" enough votes to overturn Trump's defeat, as well as an alleged fake elector scheme. It is, incredibly, the fourt time he has been indicted since leaving office.
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Former President Donald Trump was indicted in Georgia along with 18 associates on charges of racketeering and election interference (Getty Images)Trump has maintained his innocence, calling the probe politically motivated, but the mounting legal bills and lack of financial support from him could push some co-defendants to cut deals, experts say.
Meadows, Eastman and Giuliani were among Trump's closest legal and political advisers at the time. Their cooperation could potentially damage Trump's defence, Cohen suggested.
Mark Meadows was booked in Fulton County Sheriff's Office (AP)Meadows is a politician who served as White House chief of staff from 2020 to 2021. He was considered one of Trump's closes allies before that.
Eastman is a lawyer who provided advice to then-President Trump on maintaining the presidency and preventing its transition to Joe Biden in the wake of the 2020 presidential election.
The booking photo of former New York City Mayor and attorney of former US President Donald Trump, Rudy Giuliani (FULTON COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE/A)And most notable of all, Giuliani is a lawyer and politicianwho was previously praised for his response to the September 11 attacks when he was mayor of New York from 1995 to 2001, who then joined Trump's personal legal team in .2018. He represented him in several lawsuits attempting to overturn the election results, made false claims about rigged voting machines and spoke at the rally before the January 6 United States Capitol attack, where he called for "trial by combat".
Trump is not covering the legal costs for his indicted associates. This decision has baffled some co-defendants, like attorney Jenna Ellis, who has openly questioned on social media why Trump is not footing the bill.
John Eastman, the conservative attorney who pushed a plan to keep Donald Trump in power, turned himself in to authorities Tuesday (AP)Trump's campaign says he has raised $7.1 million since Thursday when he was booked at the Fulton County Jail in Georgia. Spokesman Steven Cheung said that, on Friday alone, the campaign brought in $4.18 million — its highest-grossing day to date.
Trump’s political operation has been burning through tens of millions of dollars on lawyers as he battles charges in four separate jurisdictions. Recent campaign finance filing showed that, while Trump raised over $53 million during the first half of 2023, his political committees have paid out at least $59.2 million to more than 100 lawyers and law firms since January 2021.
Next, Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee is expected to set arraignments for each of the defendants in the coming weeks. That's when they would appear in court for the first time and enter a plea of guilty or not guilty, though it is not uncommon for defendants in Georgia to waive arraignment.
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