Former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows, Trump attorney Rudy Giuliani and others were also charged.
Former Trump White House chief of staff Mark Meadows, attorneys Rudy Giuliani, Sidney Powell, Jenna Ellis, Kenneth Chesebro, Jeff Clark, John Eastman, and others, were also charged out of the years-long investigation.
The indictment alleges that Trump and defendants"corruptly solicited high-ranking United States Department of Justice officials to make false statements to government officials in Fulton County, Georgia, including the Governor, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the President Pro Tempore of the Senate.
As for the racketeering charges, the indictment says that on Nov. 4, 2020, Trump made a nationally televised speech"falsely declaring victory in the 2020 presidential election." This is the fourth time Trump has been indicted. Trump is the first former president in U.S. history to be indicted on criminal charges.
In the weeks following the election, Trump refused to concede to then-President-elect Joe Biden, and his campaign launched a number of legal challenges. Trump also allegedly urged states with Republican governors and legislatures to overturn Biden’s victories.
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