The 45th President of the United States of America finds himself at the center of tumultuous legal proceedings in the state of Georgia.
On the evening of August 14, former President Donald Trump was indicted by a grand jury in Fulton County. As a result, the New York native faces the following charges: filing false documents, violation of the Georgia RICO Act, conspiracy to commit forgery in the first degree, conspiracy to commit filing false documents, conspiracy to commit forgery in the first degree, two counts of solicitation of violation of oath by a public officer, two counts of conspiracy to commit false statements and writings and three counts of false statements and writings.
Trump is one of 19 people named in the indictment handed down on Monday night. Other public figures included in the indictment are former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani, former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows and attorney Kenneth Chesebro among others.
The charges levied against Trump and many of his associates stem back to the most recent presidential election. After Joe Biden was declared the winner of the hotly contested race, the former reality show host was recorded having a discussion with Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger about the outcome of the election. During the conversation, Trump can be heard saying that they need to “find 11,780 votes” to reverse the outcome of the election. In addition, reports allege that he and his associates attempted to have “fake members of the Electoral College cast their votes for [him] in Georgia, rather than Mr. Biden, who won the state and so received its Electoral College votes.”
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis is expected to meet with members of the press later this evening to discuss the indictment further. Thus far, Trump nor his legal representatives have provided any comment regarding the specifics of the indictment.
