Barricades erected outside Georgia’s Fulton County courthouse spark rumors Trump’s third indictment is imminent just hours after he was hit with MORE charges over classified documents scandal

Security barriers were erected outside the Fulton County courthouse Thursday as the third indictment against former President Donald Trump looms in Georgia.

The video of the barricades, posted by New Yorker staff writer Charles Bethea in Atlanta, has sparked more online conversation about the legal challenges Trump could face in August.

Footage shows rows of huge bright orange barricades lining the sidewalk outside the main entrance to the Georgia Courthouse, dividing the street and blocking the steps to enter.

The barricades extend beyond the steps of the courthouse and can be seen along an intersection in the distance.

“Barricades have now been erected outside the Fulton County Courthouse,” Bethea wrote on Twitter. “Looks like preparation for big legal news…”

The barricades appeared as District Attorney Fani Willis prepares to announce her decision to file a third charge against Trump over his alleged attempts to overturn Georgia’s 2020 election as part of a years-long investigation .

Last year, Willis opened a criminal investigation “into attempts to influence the administration of the 2020 Georgia general election.”

Last week, Georgia’s Supreme Court declined to grant Donald Trump’s request to block an investigation into his attempts to overturn the state’s results in the 2020 election.

Trump’s legal team sought Supreme Court intervention, arguing that the district attorney was using grand juries incorrectly.

They wanted them to block the investigation currently being conducted by Willis.

She has indicated that charges could be filed in the election-related investigation in the coming weeks as a grand jury meets to consider possible charges.

The nine-member court unanimously decided not to block the investigation.

Trump’s lawyers allege Willis violated Georgia’s grand jury rules in several ways, such as using one grand jury to investigate and then presenting the evidence to another.

The court said in its decision they could not criticize Willis’ work and accused Trump of trying to find a way to circumvent the existing courts – which have not yet ruled on his attempt to end the investigation.

“The Court has made it clear that a petitioner cannot invoke the original jurisdiction of this Court as a means of circumventing ordinary channels for obtaining assistance,” the judges wrote in the five-page opinion.

“The applicant has failed to demonstrate that this case is one of the extremely rare circumstances in which the original jurisdiction of this Court must be invoked, and the application is therefore dismissed.”

Trump faced new charges on Thursday in a case accusing him of illegally possessing classified documents, with prosecutors alleging he asked an associate to remove CCTV footage at his Florida estate in an effort to foil a federal investigation into his records. to obstruct.

The new indictment includes additional charges of obstruction and willful withholding of national defense information, adding new details to a criminal case filed last month against Trump and a close associate.

The Florida allegations came as a surprise at a time of escalating anticipation of a possible additional charge in Washington over its efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election.

The latest allegations also highlight the vast, and still not fully known, scope of legal exposure Trump faces as he attempts to reclaim the White House in 2024 while fending off criminal cases in multiple cities.