Trump’s New Indictment Could Hurt the Georgia GOP for Years
When Donald Trump stands trial in Georgia for his attempt to overturn the 2020 election, it won’t only be his fate in the hands of jurors: the state’s Republican Party will be on trial, too.
The indictment released on Monday by Fulton County prosecutors makes clear that, more so than perhaps any other state party in the country, the Georgia Republican Party apparatus is bound to Trump and his desperate effort to throw out 2020 election results.
Among the 19 people charged by District Attorney Fani Willis, for instance, is David Shafer, who served as chairman of the state party from 2019 to 2023. Other prominent Georgia Republicans who were indicted include state Sen. Shawn Still and Cathy Latham, the former chair of the Coffee County GOP.