Georgia judicial clerk who published 'fictitious' accusation against Trump breaks silence and justifies her "mishap"

Last Monday, the Fulton County district attorney’s office made a serious “mishap”: releasing a document outlining the charges against former President Donald Trump before a grand jury formally voted to indict the Republican for his alleged attempt to overturn the election results in Georgia. Two days later, the court clerk, Ché Alexander, broke the silence and tried to justify “the error.”

Speaking to WSB-TV, Secretary Alexander attributed her mistake to the desperation of having to work under pressure to ensure that the entire process of accusations against Trump and 18 others happened in a timely manner.

Alexander, who justified herself by saying, “I am human,” said she clicked on “save” and, unfortunately, the document, which was invalid according to the secretary, went “to the press queue.”

Unfortunately for her and the prosecution, Reuters obtained a copy of the document and published a note denouncing the unusual error. Republicans and Trump allies seized the situation to criticize the prosecution, whose integrity is being questioned by the Trump campaign, which accuses Fani Willis of being a “rabidly partisan” prosecutor.

The document released by Alexander contained a long list of charges that later coincided with the indictment that the grand jury finally approved late Monday.

The list of crimes Trump and 18 others allegedly committed include violations of Georgia’s RICO Act (Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations), solicitation of violation of oath by a public officer, and conspiracy to commit the filing of false documents, among others.

Alexander, who said she received threats after her mistake, also said she has no interest in the dispute between Trump and Georgia.

“I did a work sample in the system. And when I hit save, it went to the press queue,” said the judicial secretary. “It wasn’t an official document. It wasn’t official charges. It was the dry run. It was a work sample.”

Finally, Alexander was asked why Willis’ office issued a statement calling the document “fictitious” when it was very similar to the final indictment.

The secretary replied that it “was the best word that I could come up with.”

“It was fictitious. It wasn’t real. It didn’t have a stamp on it,” she said.