Trump indictment updates: Former president to hold press conference on Georgia

Former President Trump has been indicted for a fourth time.

ByOlivia Rubin, Will Steakin, Laura Romero, Lucien Bruggeman, and Mike Levine
Last Updated: August 14, 2023, 6:39 AM EDT

After a two-and-a-half-year probe, a Fulton County grand jury has indicted former President Donald Trump and 18 others on charges related to efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election in Georgia.

It marks the fourth indictment of the former president, who already faces federal charges in the special counsel's Jan. 6 and classified documents probes, as well as the Manhattan DA's hush money case. Prior to Trump, no former or current president had ever been indicted.

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Here's how the news is developing. All times Eastern.
Aug 14, 2023, 7:43 AM EDT

Key players in Georgia probe include officials, lawyers and 16 'fake electors'

Who are the key players in the criminal probe into former President Donald Trump's alleged election interference?

Some are local officials, including Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, who certified the state's election results, and District Attorney Fani Willis, who is expected to bring the case before a grand jury as soon as Monday.

Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger speaks during a news conference in Atlanta, Dec. 14, 2020.
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Others were working with Trump during or after the election, including his former lawyers Rudy Giuliani and John Eastman, both of whom appeared before a special grand jury.

Rudy Giuliani, an attorney for former U.S. President Donald Trump exits U.S. District Court after attending a hearing in a defamation suit related to the 2020 election results in Washington, U.S., May 19, 2023.
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-ABC News' Meredith Deliso

Aug 14, 2023, 7:05 AM EDT

Who is District Attorney Fani Willis?

Many eyes are watching Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis as her investigation into alleged efforts by former President Donald Trump and his allies to overturn his 2020 election loss in Georgia nears its end and a potential fourth indictment looms for Trump, who denies all wrongdoing.

District Attorney Paul Howard, left, stands by the podium while prosecutor Fani Willis, center, speaks during a news conference following sentencing for 10 defendants convicted in the Atlanta Public Schools test-cheating trial, April 14, 2015.
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A charging decision is imminent. Willis is expected to present her findings to a grand jury this week.

"I would hate to have Fani Willis after me," Judge Jerry Baxter told ABC News. "She is a superb trial lawyer and the real deal."

-ABC News' Alexandra Hutzler

Aug 14, 2023, 6:39 AM EDT

Fulton County DA expected to begin presenting case Monday, sources say

The Fulton County district attorney who has been probing former President Donald Trump's alleged efforts to overturn the 2020 election results in Georgia is expected to begin presenting the case to a grand jury on Monday morning, sources familiar with the matter tell ABC News.

The presentation from the Fulton County District Attorney's office comes after a two-and-a-half-year probe into the matter.

People walk near the Fulton County Courthouse as more security has been put in place on August 08, 2023 in Atlanta, Georgia.
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A spokesperson for the DA declined to comment.

This grand jury that will hear the case is a typical grand jury that has been seated for weeks and has heard other cases unrelated to the Trump probe.

It is not immediately clear how long the presentation will take.

Trump has denied any wrongdoing.

-ABC News’ Olivia Rubin

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