Donald Trump is indicted in Georgia for seeking to overturn the 2020 election
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Donald Trump is indicted in Georgia for seeking to overturn the 2020 election

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Donald Trump is indicted in Georgia for seeking to overturn the 2020 election Enlarge this image toggle caption Alex Brandon/AP Alex Brandon/AP For the latest updates on this story, follow our digital live coverage. ATLANTA — A grand jury in Georgia has indicted Donald Trump for his role in failed efforts to overturn the state's 2020 election results, implicating the former president as the head of a sweeping conspiracy to subvert his defeat. Sponsor Message In a 41-count indictment handed up Monday, an Atlanta-based grand jury outlined a series of charges against Trump, including solicitation of a violation of an oath by a public officer, citing his infamous call with Georgia Republican Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger in which Trump pushed him to "find" votes and reverse his loss in the state. Those also charged include: onetime Trump lawyers Rudy Giuliani, John Eastman, Kenneth Cheseboro, Jenna Ellis and Sidney Powell; former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows; former Department of Justice official Jeffrey Clark; and a number of so-called fake electors, who signed certificates saying Trump won Georgia and that they were official electors, and which included former Georgia Republican Party Chair David Shafer. toggle caption Brynn Anderson/AP Trump's request to "find" votes The former president pushed conspiracies about the Georgia election to pressure officials to reverse his narrow loss to Joe Biden, unleashing a wave of harassment and threats against those that refused.

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