Trump indicted in Georgia: Here’s a look at the 4 criminal cases he faces
Al JazeeraFormer US president’s indictment in Georgia is his fourth criminal case. The charges, brought by Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis, stem from a probe that began shortly after the release of a recording of a January 2, 2021, phone call between Trump and Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger in which the then-president suggested that Raffensperger could “find 11,780 votes”. Here’s a look at some of the other top investigations against Trump as he campaigns for the 2024 Republican nomination: Classified documents case Special counsel Jack Smith has been leading two federal investigations of Trump, both of which have resulted in charges against the former president. An indictment issued in July added charges accusing Trump of asking for surveillance footage at his Mar-a-Lago estate to be deleted after FBI and Justice Department investigators visited in June 2022 to collect classified documents he took with him after leaving the White House. Hush money scheme Trump became the first former US president in history to face criminal charges when he was indicted in New York in March on state charges stemming from hush money payments made during the 2016 presidential campaign to bury allegations of extramarital sexual encounters.