Key takeaways:
- Former President Donald Trump and his former chief of staff Mark Meadows have been charged in relation to a phone call in which Trump allegedly asked Georgia officials to “find 11,780 votes” to overturn the 2020 presidential election results.
- The 41-count indictment includes charges against Trump and his co-defendants, including former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani and Meadows.
- The indictment is the latest development in the ongoing investigation into Trump’s alleged attempts to overturn the 2020 presidential election results in Georgia.
Former President Donald Trump and his former chief of staff Mark Meadows have been charged in relation to a phone call in which Trump allegedly asked Georgia officials to “find 11,780 votes” to overturn the 2020 presidential election results.
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis announced the charges at a news conference Monday in Atlanta. The 41-count indictment includes charges against Trump and his co-defendants, including former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani and Meadows.
Willis gave Trump and his 18 alleged co-conspirators until noon Aug. 25 to voluntarily surrender and avoid arrest.
In response to his indictment, Giuliani released a statement calling it “an affront to American Democracy” that “does permanent, irrevocable harm to our justice system.”
The indictment is the latest development in the ongoing investigation into Trump’s alleged attempts to overturn the 2020 presidential election results in Georgia. Trump and his co-defendants are accused of pressuring Georgia’s secretary of state and other state officials to “find” enough votes to overturn the election results.
The charges come as Trump and his allies continue to deny the legitimacy of the 2020 presidential election results. Trump has yet to comment on the indictment.
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