{"id":4977,"date":"2023-08-17T14:59:30","date_gmt":"2023-08-17T19:59:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/?p=4977"},"modified":"2023-08-17T14:59:31","modified_gmt":"2023-08-17T19:59:31","slug":"court-clerk-admits-she-was-behind-early-release-of-trump-charges-i-am-human","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/?p=4977","title":{"rendered":"Court Clerk Admits She Was Behind Early Release of Trump Charges: &#8216;I Am Human&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A Fulton County, Georgia, court clerk has accepted the blame for the premature release of information regarding the state\u2019s criminal case against former President Donald Trump.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Clerk of Courts Ch\u00e9 Alexander told&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsbtv.com\/news\/local\/fulton-county\/i-am-human-fulton-clerk-explains-mishap-over-charges-accidentally-posted-before-trump-indictment\/CY3ZILMVNZGDHGH3JPE7UHID2E\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">WSB-TV<\/a>&nbsp;in a Tuesday interview that she had accidentally hit \u201csend\u201d instead of \u201csave\u201d in a courthouse program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI am human,\u201d Alexander said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Her actions ensured that news of the indictment became public knowledge on Monday \u2014 while a grand jury empaneled in the matter was still deliberating.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The upload of the charges to the Fulton County Court website was soon\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/georgia-court-website-posts-document-13-charges-trump-deletes\/\" target=\"_blank\">deleted<\/a>\u00a0\u2014 with media organizations at first left to believe the upload constituted an official announcement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Ch\u00e9 Alexander says her office has received threats after the documents were accidentally posted.  <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/stfSufHSjF\">https:\/\/t.co\/stfSufHSjF<\/a><\/p>&mdash; WSB-TV (@wsbtv) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/wsbtv\/status\/1691593150043722222?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 15, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWhen I hit \u2018save,\u2019 it went to the press queue,\u201d Alexander said of legal documents she described as a \u201cwork sample.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">JUST IN: Fulton County clerk Ch\u00e9 Alexander who leaked the charges against Donald Trump before the grand jury voted to indict claims she accidentally clicked &#39;send&#39; instead of &#39;save.&#39;<br><br>That still doesn&#39;t explain how they knew exactly what the charges would be&#8230;<br><br>&quot;I have no dog in\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/LU4PuPpnOj\">pic.twitter.com\/LU4PuPpnOj<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CollinRugg\/status\/1691848434771447901?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 16, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI have no dog in this fight,\u201d the court employee said of the criminal case.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Alexander also was responsible for a statement calling the charges \u201cfictitious\u201d after the mix-up \u2014 a choice of words that left some observers scratching their heads when the charges materialized as real and official.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThat was the best word that I could come up with. It was fictitious. It wasn\u2019t real. It didn\u2019t have a stamp on it,\u201d the clerk said of the statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The criminal charges against Trump are very much real, in spite of the court error seemingly behind their early release.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump is facing&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/interactives\/2023\/trump-criminal-investigations-cases-tracker-list\/#election\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">13 counts<\/a>&nbsp;in the case, including a felony racketeering charge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The former president was indicted along with 18 co-defendants, with prosecutors alleging the group illegally sought to alter 2020 election results in Georgia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Georgia charges constitute the fourth criminal case this year targeting Trump.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Special counsel&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-rages-jack-smith-proposes-trial-date-general-schedule-election-interference\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Jack Smith<\/a>&nbsp;is prosecuting two federal cases against the former president, involving alleged mishandling of classified documents and alleged subversion of the 2020 election.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Meanwhile, in New York, Manhattan District Attorney\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/unbridled-arrogance-alvin-braggs-rep-reportedly-curses-hangs-house-judiciary-staffer-dared-call-das-office\/\" target=\"_blank\">Alvin Bragg<\/a>\u00a0is prosecuting him for allegedly falsifying business records of payments to pornographic performer Stormy Daniels and others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Original Article: <a href=\"https:\/\/ijr.com\/court-clerk-admits-behind-early-release-trump-charges-human\/\">https:\/\/ijr.com\/court-clerk-admits-behind-early-release-trump-charges-human\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ijr.com\/author\/wj\/\"><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Fulton County, Georgia, court clerk has accepted the blame for the premature release of information regarding the state\u2019s criminal case against former President Donald Trump. Clerk of Courts Ch\u00e9 Alexander told&nbsp;WSB-TV&nbsp;in a Tuesday interview that she had accidentally hit \u201csend\u201d instead of \u201csave\u201d in a courthouse program. \u201cI am human,\u201d Alexander said. Her actions ensured that news of the indictment became public knowledge on Monday \u2014 while a grand jury empaneled in the matter was still deliberating. 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