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donald trump Several of his allies were indicted in Georgia on Monday on charges of conspiring to illegally overturn his defeat in the state’s 2020 election. It is the fourth criminal case brought against the former president and the second accusing him of trying to overturn the vote.
Fulton County grand jury indictment against Trump follows two-year investigation January 2021 Phone The then-president said Georgia’s Republican secretary of state could help him “find 11,780 votes” to reverse his narrow loss to Democrat Joe Biden.
Other defendants include former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows, Trump’s personal attorney Rudy Giuliani and Jeffrey Clark, a Trump administration Justice Department official who fought to save an election defeat in Georgia. made an effort.
trump had previously Indicted in early August federal grand jury Conspiracy to sabotage the 2020 vote And prevent the peaceful transfer of power through a series of lies and illegal actions taken after the election and before the election violent riot On January 6, 2021, his supporters filed charges at the U.S. Capitol. He has pleaded not guilty in the case.
As indictments mount, Trump, the 2024 Republican presidential frontrunner — his distinction is often quoted As the only former president to face criminal charges.he is Campaigning and Fundraising Around these themes, he portrays himself as a Democratic prosecutor stepping in to capture his victims.
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