It was expected that in the next few days, it was likely Donald Trump was going to be charged in the state of Georgia over his attempts to prevent the certification of the 2020 presidential election. Well, those charges have now been laid out and Trump has been indicted but he's not alone. 19 people are now being indicted in connection with this scheme to prevent the will of the people from being heard. Here's Fulton County district attorney, Fannie Willis who led the investigation today based on information developed by that investigation. *** Fulton County Grand jury returned *** true bill of indictment charging 19 individuals with violations of Georgia law arising from *** criminal conspiracy to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election in this state. The indictment includes felony charges against the former president, his counsel Rudy Giuliani, John Eastman, former Trump chief of staff, Mark Meadows. And more. The charges also include criminal racketeering alleging the posse conspired to block the counting of votes in Georgia's general election. *** charge normally reserved for organized crime, but there's more, *** whole lot more. The indictment is *** 98 page document alleging some 41 criminal counts within it and they're likely not going to wait for the 2024 election before they move forward with the trials. We do want to move this case along and so we will be asking for *** proposed order that occurs *** trial date within the next six months. They have now given Trump and his co conspirators until Friday, August 25th to surrender themselves in Georgia.
Mark Meadows is in the middle of Georgia 2020 election indictment
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Updated: 2:30 PM CDT Aug 15, 2023
Among the 19 individuals charged in Georgia for conspiring to illegally overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election is Mark Meadows, Donald Trump's former chief of staff.According to the charging document, Meadows visited Cobb County, a suburb of Atlanta, in order to observe an audit of absentee ballot signatures conducted by state investigators in December 2020. While there, he pressured Frances Watson, the chief investigator for the secretary of state's office, to speed up the audit.Meadows also obtained Watson's phone number, passing it along to Trump who eventually called her.“Is there a way to speed up Fulton county signature verification in order to have results before Jan. 6 if the Trump campaign assist financially,” Meadows texted Watson, according to the indictment. Additionally, Meadows was involved in the infamous Jan. 2, 2021, call between Trump and Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensberger, in which Trump pressured Raffensberger "to find, uh, 11,780 votes, which is one more than we have because we won the state,” Trump said to Raffensperger as Meadows listened nearby.Meadows was handed two counts in the charging document, including violating Georgia's Racketeering Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) and soliciting the violation of oath by a public officer.If convicted of the RICO charge, Meadows and the other 18 individuals, including Trump, could face up to 20 years in prison and a fine.Here are the 19 people charged in the Georgia case, according to the indictment:Donald Trump, former U.S. presidentRudy Giuliani, Trump lawyerMark Meadows, White House chief of staffJohn Eastman, Trump lawyerKenneth Chesebro, Trump lawyerJeffrey Clark, top Justice Department officialJenna Ellis, Trump campaign lawyerRobert Cheeley, lawyer who promoted fraud claimsMike Roman, Trump campaign officialDavid Shafer, Georgia GOP chair and fake electorShawn Still, fake GOP electorStephen Lee, pastor tied to intimidation of election workersHarrison Floyd, leader of Black Voices for TrumpTrevian Kutti, publicist tied to intimidation of election workersSidney Powell, Trump campaign lawyerCathy Latham, fake GOP elector tied to Coffee County breachScott Hall, tied to Coffee County election system breachMisty Hampton, Coffee County elections supervisorRay Smith, Trump campaign attorney
Among the 19 individuals charged in Georgia for conspiring to illegally overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election is Mark Meadows, Donald Trump's former chief of staff.
According to the charging document, Meadows visited Cobb County, a suburb of Atlanta, in order to observe an audit of absentee ballot signatures conducted by state investigators in December 2020. While there, he pressured Frances Watson, the chief investigator for the secretary of state's office, to speed up the audit.
Meadows also obtained Watson's phone number, passing it along to Trump who eventually called her.
“Is there a way to speed up Fulton county signature verification in order to have results before Jan. 6 if the Trump campaign assist financially,” Meadows texted Watson, according to the indictment.
Additionally, Meadows was involved in the infamous Jan. 2, 2021, call between Trump and Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensberger, in which Trump pressured Raffensberger "to find, uh, 11,780 votes, which is one more than [the 11,779-vote margin of defeat] we have because we won the state,” Trump said to Raffensperger as Meadows listened nearby.
Meadows was handed two counts in the charging document, including violating Georgia's Racketeering Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) and soliciting the violation of oath by a public officer.
If convicted of the RICO charge, Meadows and the other 18 individuals, including Trump, could face up to 20 years in prison and a fine.
Here are the 19 people charged in the Georgia case, according to the indictment:
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The 19 defendants listed in the Georgia election indictment are Donald Trump, Rudy Guiliani, John Eastman Jeffrey Clark, Jenna Ellis, Ray Smith, Robert Cheeley, David Shafer, Shawn Still, Harrison Floyd, Trevian Kutti, Sidney Powell, Cathy Latham, Scott Hall and Misty Hampton.
- Donald Trump, former U.S. president
- Rudy Giuliani, Trump lawyer
- Mark Meadows, White House chief of staff
- John Eastman, Trump lawyer
- Kenneth Chesebro, Trump lawyer
- Jeffrey Clark, top Justice Department official
- Jenna Ellis, Trump campaign lawyer
- Robert Cheeley, lawyer who promoted fraud claims
- Mike Roman, Trump campaign official
- David Shafer, Georgia GOP chair and fake elector
- Shawn Still, fake GOP elector
- Stephen Lee, pastor tied to intimidation of election workers
- Harrison Floyd, leader of Black Voices for Trump
- Trevian Kutti, publicist tied to intimidation of election workers
- Sidney Powell, Trump campaign lawyer
- Cathy Latham, fake GOP elector tied to Coffee County breach
- Scott Hall, tied to Coffee County election system breach
- Misty Hampton, Coffee County elections supervisor
- Ray Smith, Trump campaign attorney
