Another day, another indictment connected to the 45th President of the United States of America.
On the evening of August 14, a grand jury turned in ten indictments connected to an investigation of allegations that Donald Trump attempted to overturn the election by influencing elected officials in Georgia. The specifics of who was charged and what crimes they may be charged with remain unclear as court workers in Fulton County upload pertinent documents to the county’s electronic system. Reporters on the ground in Fulton County say the process could take anywhere between one and three hours.
The road to today’s indictment runs back nearly three full years. In November 2020, Joe Biden was declared the winner of the most recent presidential election, but Trump repeatedly and publicly questioned the results. Weeks later, Trump called Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger and said that he needed to “find 11,780 votes” required to retain his seat in the Oval Office. As this was going on, several of Trump’s associates, including Rudy Giuliani, spread claims of voter fraud. Not to be forgotten, several of the President’s allies also allegedly coordinated a scheme to have “fake members of the Electoral College cast their votes for Mr. Trump in Georgia, rather than Mr. Biden, who won the state and so received its Electoral College votes.”
In the aftermath of the activities that Trump and his associates allegedly took part in, special counsel Jack Smith in Washington D.C. and Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis in Georgia began investigating the matter. Two weeks ago, Smith’s investigation led to Trump’s previous election interference indictment in Washington, D.C. Today, Willis’ investigation led to criminal charges in Georgia.
BIG FLAG: a Fulton County grand jury has returned 10 indictments. @CharlieGileNBC snapped this photo at the clerk’s office.
We are awaiting names and details. pic.twitter.com/IwGVxsck80
— Blayne Alexander (@ReporterBlayne) August 15, 2023
