August 14, 2023 - Trump indicted in Georgia 2020 election subversion probe

All 19 defendants in the Georgia 2020 election subversion case are facing racketeering charges, according to an indictment handed up Monday.  

CNN previously reported that Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis had been weighing bringing charges under RICO — the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act — as part of her investigation into efforts by Donald Trump and allies to overturn Georgia’s 2020 election result.  

The indictment includes a more than three dozen different charges for the 19 defendants, but the thread that connects all the individuals is that they’ve been charged under RICO.  

In an introduction to the indictment, prosecutors allege there was a conspiracy to change the outcome of the 2020 election “in favor of” Donald Trump.

Donald Trump was indicted on more than a dozen charges by Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis on Monday stemming from the former president’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election in Georgia. 

The grand jury approved charges against Trump for a violation of Georgia’s RICO law – or Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organization – which accuses Trump of being part of a broad conspiracy to attempt to overturn the election result.

The grand jury approved of several conspiracy charges against the former president. Additionally, Trump was charged with several counts of soliciting a public official to violate their oath. He faces charges related to false statements and writings, and to the filing of false documents as well.

There are 19 people charged in the Georgia case, according to the indictment.

Donald Trump, former US president

Rudy Giuliani, Trump lawyer

Mark Meadows, White House chief of staff

John Eastman, Trump lawyer

Kenneth Chesebro, pro-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

There are 19 defendants, including Trump, in the Georgia election indictment.

The indictment in the Trump election case in Georgia has been unsealed.

The indictment is 98 pages.

An Atlanta-based grand jury on Monday indicted former President Donald Trump on state charges stemming from his efforts to overturn his 2020 electoral defeat in the Peach State. 

The historic indictment is the fourth criminal case that Trump – who is currently leading the Republican field in the 2024 White House race – is now facing.  

The charges, brought after a sweeping investigation led by Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis, covers some of the most egregious efforts by the former president and his allies to subvert the 2020 election. The grand jury met for roughly 10 hours Monday before handing up charges. 

Unlike the election subversion charges brought by Justice Department special counsel Jack Smith, Willis’ case will be insulated from any potential Trump interference if he is reelected in 2024. He will not be able to pardon himself or his allies of any state convictions, nor will he be able to order Fulton County Fulton County to dismiss the charges.

CNN’s Jared Formanek, Fabiana Chaparro, Morayo Ogunbayo, Macie Goldfarb, Shirin Faqiri, Jim Rogers, Heather Law contributed to this story.

The grand jury indictment should be unsealed shortly, a source familiar with the matter said. 

Fulton County court clerk Che Alexander told reporters she is "almost done" processing the indictment. At least one indictment is related to the 2020 election probe, two sources told CNN.

Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis is expected to speak soon after the unsealing.

Fulton County court clerk Che Alexander told reporters there was “one indictment” related to the Trump election case and that it involves multiple defendants.