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News Articles: trump indictment

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Legal experts present and future break down Trump's Fulton County indictment

President Donald Trump and 18 of his allies were indicted in Fulton County on Monday for attempting to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election in Georgia. Legal experts from the States United Democracy Center explain some of the nuances of the case. 

August 18, 2023
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  • Sarah Kallis
The E. Barrett Prettyman U.S. Courthouse in Washington on Aug. 5. Judge Tanya Chutkan received death threats on her chamber's phone line, a court affidavit says.

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A Texas woman is charged with threatening the judge overseeing Trump's Jan. 6 trial

Abigail Jo Shry is accused of calling the judge's chambers and leaving a voicemail threatening to "kill anyone" who went after the ex-president, including Democrats and members of the LGBTQ community.

August 17, 2023
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  • Emily Olson
FULL EPISODE: Trump on defense, Democrats in damage control: asset-mezzanine-16x9

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Attorney: Prosecution provides a 'complete picture' in Trump, co-conspirator indictments

The indictment of former President Trump and 18 associates earlier this week encompasses a variety of misdeeds that Fulton County DA Fani Willis says add up to a wide-ranging conspiracy. She charged them under Georgia’s RICO, law. For more insight into this case, we turn to attorney Clint Rucker.

August 16, 2023
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  • Peter Biello
Former President Donald Trump is facing charges stemming from an investigation into his efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election results in Georgia, led by Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis.

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3 reasons Trump's latest charges could be hard for him to shake

The former president has been charged four separate times in just over four months. But the latest indictment stands out in terms of its scope, evidence and location.

August 16, 2023
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  • Emily Olson
FULL EPISODE: A pivotal week of the Trump presidency: asset-mezzanine-16x9

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Georgia lawmakers weigh in on indictments against Trump and 18 others

The state's politicians are voicing their opinions about a Fulton County grand jury's expansive 41-count indictment alleging a racketeering conspiracy to overturn the 2020 presidential election.

August 16, 2023
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  • Donna Lowry
Georgia Lt. Gov. candidate Burt Jones participates in a Republican primary debate, May 3, 2022, in Atlanta. A Georgia state agency said Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2023, that it will name a special prosecutor to consider whether Jones, the state's Republican lieutenant governor, should face criminal charges after former president Donald Trump and 18 of his allies were indicted Monday, Aug. 14, for working to overturn the state’s 2020 election results.

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Special prosecutor will examine actions of Georgia's lieutenant governor in Trump election meddling

A Georgia agency says it will name a special prosecutor to consider whether the state's Republican lieutenant governor should face criminal charges for efforts to overturn Donald Trump's 2020 election loss in the state. Trump and 18 allies were indicted Monday, but Fulton County District Attorney was blocked from seeking an indictment of Lt. Gov. Burt Jones.

August 15, 2023
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  • Associated Press
Former President Donald Trump points at a crowd at a golf tournament at Trump National in Bedminster, N.J., on Sunday.

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The Georgia indictment charges a 19-member 'criminal enterprise.' Here's who they are

The indictment out of Fulton County alleges that former President Trump and 18 others conspired to overturn Georgia's 2020 election results. His codefendants include big names and local officials.

August 15, 2023
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  • Rachel Treisman
Fulton County Sheriff's cars block off Pryor Street.

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Atlanta road closures near Fulton Courthouse: How long will they last?

Streets near the Fulton County Courthouse will be closed in anticipation of an indictment announcement from a criminal probe into interference in Georgia's 2020 presidential election. 

August 07, 2023
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  • Sarah Kallis
Voters wait in line at Park Tavern in Atlanta.

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Battleground: Ballot Box | How Georgia's recent elections planted seeds for future conspiracies

On this episode, we’ll turn back the clock to understand how we got here and why Georgia’s election system became ground zero for election conspiracies.

August 07, 2023
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  • Stephen Fowler
Jan. 6 and the Future of Democracy: asset-mezzanine-16x9

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How the fake electors in seven states are central to the Trump Jan. 6 indictment

The central plot to overturn the election, as described in the indictment a federal grand jury in Washington, D.C., handed up Tuesday, involved switching out legitimate slates of electors in multiple states, including Georgia.

 

August 04, 2023
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  • Jacob Fischler and
  • Jennifer Shutt
Fulton Courthouse

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Trump drops duplicate lawsuit to challenge election probe and Fulton DA

Former President Donald Trump dropped a legal challenge against Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis and the special grand jury report. 

August 04, 2023
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  • Sarah Kallis
President Trump at war with his critics: asset-mezzanine-16x9

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State senator recalls 2020 meeting with Trump team 'was like getting a bomb dropped on my life'

Information from a December 2020 meeting of the Georgia Senate was mentioned in Tuesday’s federal indictment of former President Donald Trump. Georgia Sen. Elena Parent said she received death threats because of it.

August 04, 2023
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  • Sarah Kallis
Sheriff Pat Labat

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Fulton sheriff: Trump will be treated 'like everyone else' if indicted on criminal charges in Fulton

The sheriff in Fulton County says former President Donald Trump will be treated like anyone else accused of a crime if a county grand jury indicts him for his role in trying to overturn Georgia's 2020 election results.

August 02, 2023
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  • Donna Lowry and
  • Orlando Montoya
President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump took the field at the start of the College Football Playoff National Championship game between the LSU Tigers and the Clemson Tigers at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome on January 13, 2020 in New Orleans, Louisiana. The LSU Tigers beat the Clemson Tigers, 42-25.

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Georgia was mentioned 48 times in federal indictment of Donald Trump

Five pages were devoted to Georgia in Special Counsel Jack Smith’s federal indictment of Donald J. Trump with considerable mentions of activities that might pique the interest of Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis.

August 02, 2023
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  • Itoro Umontuen
Fulton Courthouse

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Judge denies Trump's request to disqualify Fulton County DA Fani Willis

Trump's request was a long-shot effort to avoid prosecution in Fulton County for his efforts to interfere with the results of the 2020 presidential election.

July 31, 2023
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  • Sarah Kallis
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