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Trump supporter tries to get Fani Willis arrested (www.newsweek.com)

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A Georgia Trump supporter is trying to use an obscure law to get Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis arrested for her office's efforts to try the former president for his alleged effort to overturn the result of his 2020 election loss.

Whether he's legally allowed to do so is another question.

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[-] TwoGems@lemmy.world 56 points 1 year ago

Correction:

A moron is trying to use a moronic nothing to get Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis arrested for her office's efforts to try the former head idiot for his effort to overturn the result of the 2020 elections.

Like most Trump supporters, he will legally fail like the idiot he is, and how he remembered to keep breathing afterwards is another question.

[-] autotldr@lemmings.world 15 points 1 year ago

This is the best summary I could come up with:

Interviewed by the right-wing outlet, the Post Millennial, outside of the Fulton County courthouse ahead of Trump's anticipated arrest August 24, Brad Barnes—a failed candidate for the Georgia House of Representatives last fall—said he was filing an application for a warrant to arrest Willis for a number of state and federal crimes tied to her prosecution of the former president.

The charges he sought included allegations of a violation of oath by a public officer and unprofessional conduct by a public officer under Georgia state law as well as federal charges of a conspiracy against rights and deprivation of rights under the color of law—all of which he claimed were violated in her effort to try Trump and his associates on allegations of coercing Georgia state elections officials to overturn the election.

"And actions such as charging warriors for filing legal paperwork and representation of their clients, for example, is a clear violation of the defendants like Mr. Trump's right to redress of grievances under the First Amendment."

However to do so, they must first file a police report (it is unclear whether Barnes has done so) and then, undergo a legal hearing process where a judge then evaluates whether there is a justifiable cause to have that individual arrested.

To even have the opportunity to make that case, Barnes would have to go to the very top of the food chain in order for Willis to be arrested.

And Barnes—a "successful small business owner and software engineer" who has no official role in the Georgia Republican Party, the Georgia House of Representatives, the Trump campaign, or seemingly any real position to speak of that would be germane to Willis' prosecution—likely lacks it.

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[-] NuPNuA@lemm.ee 15 points 1 year ago

I'm sorry, it probably isn't as funny to a US audience but "Fani Willis" would get bullied so hard for that name in a UK school.

[-] Burn_The_Right@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago

Wait a second. I know this one. I speak some British. It's Pussy Penis, isn't it?

[-] NuPNuA@lemm.ee 9 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

That it is, Fanny = childish euphemism for a vagina, willy = childish euphemism for a penis. Spoken out loud this woman's name sounds like Vagina Penises.

[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

To be fair, it's pronounced 'Fawny.'

[-] Burn_The_Right@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Which, coincidentally, is the British pronunciation of "fanny", bringing us back to the root of this complex matter.

[-] NuPNuA@lemm.ee -2 points 1 year ago

Then it should have a W in it.

[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 19 points 1 year ago

You British people take towns with names like 'Featherstonehaugh' and call it Fanshaw, so you have no room to talk.

[-] OctopusKurwa@lemm.ee 6 points 1 year ago

You should see what they did to the names of Irish towns.

How the fuck does Tobar an Choire become Tubercurry ?

[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

And it's not a place name, but why is spelled taoiseach and not even remotely pronounced the way it's spelled?

[-] jvh@feddit.uk 3 points 1 year ago

That's an Irish word meaning Chief but the English spelling of it. A lot of place names in the UK are badly anglicised versions of older names from ancient languages/dialects which is why they often pronounced differently to how they are written in English. And often it's only people in the local area who know how to say it correctly unless it's particularly famous or well known for some reason!

[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Yeah, but shouldn't the English spelling be something like 'teshek?'

[-] Dagwood222@lemm.ee 4 points 1 year ago

Or 'Saint John' being pronounced 'Sinjin.'

[-] Burn_The_Right@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Not to be that guy, but I'm pretty sure 'Featherstonehaugh' is properly pronounced as 'fanny'.

[-] Treczoks@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago

So, just the average Trumpistan Republican doing stupid things. Do they at least have a law in Georgia about people abusing the legal system this way?

[-] Pratai@lemmy.ca 6 points 1 year ago

I really wish we could just try them all for treason and be done with it. This is obstruction of justice. This basement-dwelling leach needs to be in jail.

[-] starrox@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 year ago

Any more weight and that dude would be an imax projector.

[-] Vorticity@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

Wow, the video half way down is something. He looks like Cartman imitating the hand movements that Trump uses when speaking.

[-] Gork@lemm.ee 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

What is the likelihood of this succeeding?

It seems unlikely to me that this will go anywhere.

[-] Boddhisatva@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

The article makes it seem unlikely. First he would have had to file a police report showing that Willis has done him some harm or injustice and it's not clear if he has filed one. Then there has to be a hearing before a judge of a superior court, a judge of a state court, or a probate judge to decide if arrest is warranted. Most importantly, the individual making the claim must have standing. This guy is just some business owner who has no involvement with the GOP or any of the individuals charged so he likely lacks standing in the first place because he has to show that he personally has been harmed.

[-] Spiralvortexisalie@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

I am not familiar with Georgia jurisprudence and am not a lawyer but these things usually fail for various reasons. The procedure is proper, just heavily disfavored and as such incredibly scrutinized. IIRC it stems from British Common Law which allows for private prosecution (instead of a DA, the injured party hires a lawyer to prosecute the criminal case), but has been found illegal in a few states(I believe Georgia is one it is still “legal”).

[-] WidowsFavoriteSon@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

For IANAL you got the shit. Thanks.

[-] UnbannableSneed@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Just like the Trump indictments

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