The premature posting of charges in the Georgia case against former President Donald Trump threatens to further complicate these controversial proceedings, legal analysts say.
On the afternoon of Aug. 14, as the grand jury was still hearing evidence from witnesses, Reuters reported that the Fulton County court website had posted, and then taken down, a charging sheet (pdf) containing 13 counts against President Trump. Hours later, the court clerk’s office called it a “fictitious document,” adding that no “official” document had yet been filed in the case.
