Who was indicted alongside former President Donald Trump in the Georgia election case? Meet some of his co-defendants and learn about their specific charges.
Republican poll watcher Scott Hall is shown in a police booking mugshot released by the Fulton County Sheriff’s Office, in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S., August 22, 2023. Fulton County Sheriff’s Office/ document via REUTERS
Georgia bail bondsman Scott Hall was the first of 18 people indicted alongside Trump to plead guilty to participating in what prosecutors describe as a sweeping effort to overturn the results of Georgia’s 2020 election.
He allegedly helped remove election equipment and computer voting data from Coffee County, Georgia, alongside others like attorney Sidney Powell, who pleaded guilty in November.
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In addition to Powell, attorneys Kenneth Chesebro and Jenna Ellis also pleaded guilty to charges in the case.
What charge did Hall plead guilty to in Georgia?
In September, Hall was the first co-defendant to plead guilty in the case of Fulton County Prosecutor Fani Willis against former President Donald Trump and 17 other conspirators.
He pleaded guilty to five counts of conspiracy to commit intentional interference with his election duties.
Room has been condemned serve five years of probation, perform 200 hours of community service, pay a $5,000 fine and write a letter of apology to Georgia citizens. He is also prohibited from participating in polls and election-related activities, and he has agreed to testify truthfully at any further trials in this case.
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Hall was initially charged with 7 counts:
- Violation of Georgia RICO law
- 2 counts of conspiracy to commit election fraud
- Conspiracy to commit computer theft
- Conspiracy to commit computer intrusion
- Conspiracy to commit computer invasion of privacy
- Conspiracy to defraud the State
What did the Fulton County indictment allege?
Prosecutors cited an email from Georgia Republican Party Chairman David Shafer that Hall had “investigated the election on behalf of the President at the request of David Bossie” as early as November 20, 2020.
In addition to various phone calls made and received by Hall in early January 2021, which prosecutors do not explain in detail, Hall is largely charged in connection with the alleged attempt to access and delete voter data and the Coffee County Board of Supervisors election materials. Elections.
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The indictment alleges that Hall and others “aided, abetted and encouraged” employees of Sullivan Strickler, LLC to delete and review Dominion Voting Systems voting data, falsify electronic voting markers and machines to tabulate and collect official ballots from Coffee County polling stations in January 2021.
What is the connection between Hall and Trump? And what was he doing before?
Hall is a bail bondsman in Georgia and is the brother-in-law of David Bossiewho served as deputy campaign manager for Trump in 2016.
According to the Washington Post, Hall was managing director of Anytime Bail Bonding, based in Augusta, Georgia. In 2012, he was elected president of the Professional Bail Agents of the United States, a trade group representing his industry. He also lobbied for the Georgia Association of Professional Bondmen in the state legislature, where he developed relationships with politicians.
Hall believed the election was rigged and used some of his networks to perpetuate his theories. Shafer put Hall in touch with Trump campaign staffers to tell them he was “studying the election” and asked for their cooperation and to exchange contact information with Hall. Hall then called Jeffrey Clark, a Justice Department lawyer who was also indicted in connection with the scheme. The indictment identified a 63-minute phone call between Hall and Clark as part of the conspiracy, but did not include details of the call.
