UPDATE
A grand jury in Fulton County, Georgia, has indicted former President Donald Trump and more than a dozen of his associates with election fraud, racketeering and other charges related to alleged efforts to overturn the 2020 election.
Trump, the first former president in U.S. history to face criminal charges, has now been charged in four separate cases involving allegations that bookend his presidency.
The indictment names Trump as the top defendant and 18 others, including Rudy Giuliani, his former lawyer; John Eastman, a conservative lawyer; and Mark Meadows, former White House chief of staff. Other co-defendants include Jeffrey Clark, a former Justice Department official; and Sidney Powell and Jenna Ellis, conservative lawyers who pushed baseless claims of voter fraud.
The filing lists 41 total counts, including 13 against Trump, and notes there are 30 unindicted co-conspirators. In all, 19 defendants are charged with “the offense of violation of the Georgia RICO Act,” among other charges. Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis is holding a news conference to discuss the charges.
Read more: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-charges-fulton-county-georgia-election-investigation/
In her 11:30 PM news conference, DA Willis said:
- The 19 defendants have until noon, August 25 to turn themselves in or be arrested.
- She wants the trial to start in next six months.
- She has charged the 19 with racketeering and she believes a guilty finding in a racketeering case include mandatory jail time.
UPDATE #2
THE FULL INDICTMENT: https://s3.documentcloud.org/documents/23909543/23sc188947-criminal-indictment.pdf