Donald Trump (image: public domain)BREAKING: A grand jury in Georgia has indicted Donald Trump and 18 associates with multiple crimes related to a conspiracy to overturn the 2020 presidential election.
And here we go again...
Donald Trump and a number of associates have been charged in Georgia for trying to overturn Trump's 2020 election loss, in what prosecutors call a "criminal enterprise."
We're annotating the indictment. Follow along for updates as we read through it. https://t.co/aeFUvV3fbR
— The New York Times (@nytimes) August 15, 2023
From the New York Times:
Former President Donald J. Trump and 18 others have been indicted by an Atlanta grand jury in a sweeping racketeering case, accusing Mr. Trump and some of his former top aides of orchestrating a “criminal enterprise” to reverse the results of the 2020 election in Georgia.
The indictment, an unprecedented challenge of presidential misconduct by a local prosecutor, brings charges against some of his most prominent advisers, including Rudolph W. Giuliani, his former personal lawyer, and Mark Meadows, who served as White House chief of staff at the time of the election.
The new indictment apparently presents the most extensive set of accusations yet against Trump. The indictment reportedly describes 8 different ways the defendants moved to overturn the election.
It’s worth noting that, since these are state-based charges, were Trump to win reelection to the White House, he would not be able to pardon himself.
Read more at the New York Times.
Here's a partial list of the people — including Donald Trump — who were indicted on Monday by a grand jury in Georgia. They are accused of operating a "criminal enterprise" to overturn the results of the 2020 election. https://t.co/suinFQAkAl pic.twitter.com/OQ9vpY0xU6
— The New York Times (@nytimes) August 15, 2023