Former President Donald Trump and 18 Associates Indicted on 41 Counts of Election Fraud, Racketeering, and Other Charges

A grand jury in Fulton County, Georgia has indicted former President Donald Trump and 18 of his associates on 41 counts of election fraud, racketeering and other charges related to their alleged efforts to overturn the 2020 election.

The indictment, handed up on Monday, charges all 19 defendants with “the offense of violation of the Georgia RICO Act,” among other charges. The defendants include Trump’s former lawyer Rudy Giuliani, former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows, conservative lawyer John Eastman, former Justice Department official Jeffrey Clark, and lawyers Sidney Powell and Jenna Ellis.

The indictment alleges that the defendants conspired to unlawfully change the outcome of the 2020 election by engaging in a “sweeping conspiracy” to subvert the will of the people. It accuses them of violating Georgia’s RICO Act, soliciting the violation of oath by a public official, making false statements, and conspiring to commit forgery and file false documents.

The indictment comes after months of investigations into Trump and his associates’ alleged attempts to overturn the election results in Georgia. It is the latest in a series of legal actions taken against the former president and his associates since he left office in January.

The indictment is a significant development in the ongoing investigation into the alleged election fraud and other criminal activities of the former president and his associates. It remains to be seen what the outcome of the case will be, but it is clear that the investigation is far from over.