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Post by Admin on Aug 14, 2023 5:08:37 GMT
Former U.S. president Donald Trump is facing a possible fourth indictment over his alleged efforts to overturn Georgia's 2020 presidential election results. The charges could come this week and could result in prison time if he’s convicted.
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Post by Admin on Aug 14, 2023 17:15:46 GMT
The US state of Georgia has filed conspiracy to commit forgery charges against former US President Donald Trump.
The charges relate to alleged attempts by Trump to try and overturn the result of the 2020 presidential election.
The case will be the fourth brought against Donald Trump this year and could lead to the first televised trial of a US president.
Mr Trump, who is the leading Republican candidate for president in 2024, was indicted along with 18 other allies.
He denies all 13 charges against him, which include racketeering and election meddling. He has said they are politically motivated.
Georgia prosecutor Fani Willis first launched an investigation in February 2021 into allegations of election meddling against Mr Trump and his associates.
In a 98-page indictment made public late on Monday, prosecutors listed 41 charges against the 19 defendants.
Ms Willis announced she was giving defendants the opportunity to voluntarily surrender no later than noon on Friday 25 August. She said she plans to try all 19 accused together.
The list of alleged co-conspirators includes former Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani, former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows and former White House lawyer John Eastman.
Others include a former justice department official, Jeffrey Clark, and Sidney Powell and Jenna Ellis - two Trump lawyers who amplified unfounded claims of widespread voter fraud.
The indictment says the defendants "knowingly and willfully joined a conspiracy to unlawfully change the outcome of the election in favour of Trump".
The former president is accused of felony counts including:
Racketeering Solicitation of violation of oath by public officer Conspiracy to impersonate a public officer Conspiracy to commit forgery in the first degree False statements and writings and filing false documents
The indictment refers to the defendants as a "criminal organisation", accusing them of other crimes including influencing witnesses, computer trespass, theft and perjury.
The most serious charge, violating the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (Rico) Act, is punishable by a maximum of 20 years in prison.
The act - designed to help take down organised criminal syndicates like the mafia - helps prosecutors connect the dots between underlings who broke laws and those who gave them orders.
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Post by Admin on Aug 15, 2023 20:31:30 GMT
Former President Donald Trump now faces a fourth criminal indictment regarding his actions during his 2020 reelection campaign, after a Georgia grand jury indicted him and 18 of his allies for attempting to overturn the state's 2020 presidential election results.
We speak to Michael Isikoff, a veteran investigative journalist who is writing a book on the Georgia investigation, about this "sprawling indictment," which uses Georgia's expansive RICO statute to lay out how Trump's team pressured election officials, intimidated election workers, broke into election offices, lied to the Georgia Legislature and more.
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Post by Admin on Aug 17, 2023 4:58:07 GMT
Former President Donald Trump and his 18 co-defendants have been accused of breaking a variety of criminal laws in the Georgia 2020 election subversion case, but one crime ties all their alleged misconduct together: the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act. CNN's Jason Carroll looks back on some notable cases.
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Post by Admin on Aug 17, 2023 17:24:45 GMT
The names and addresses of the Georgia grand jury that indicted former President Trump and 18 others have been posted online on fringe websites. NBC News' Garrett Haake has details.
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