Aug 14, 2023, 11:19 PM EDT
Meadows, Giuliani among those charged
Among those indicted were some of Trump's closet advisers, including his former chief of staff Mark Meadows and Trump's one-time personal attorney Rudy Giuliani.
Trump indictment updates: Former president to hold press conference on Georgia
Former President Trump has been indicted for a fourth time.
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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Aug 14, 2023, 11:12 PM EDT
Trump, others 'joined a conspiracy' to overturn results, says indictment
"Trump and the other Defendants charged in this Indictment refused to accept that Trump lost, and they knowingly and willfully joined a conspiracy to unlawfully change the outcome of the election in favor of Trump," the indictment's introduction says.
"That conspiracy contained a common plan and purpose to commit two or more acts of racketeering activity in Fulton County, Georgia, elsewhere in the State of Georgia, and in other states," it says.
Aug 14, 2023, 11:04 PM EDT
Trump, 18 others charged in 2020 election probe
Former President Donald Trump and 18 others have been indicted by a Fulton County grand jury in connection with efforts to overturn the 2020 election results in Georgia, according to court documents.
Aug 14, 2023, 10:00 PM EDT
Indictment returned in Georgia election probe
A Fulton County grand jury has handed up an indictment related to efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election in Georgia, according to multiple sources.
A spokesperson for Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis declined to comment.
