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The rundown: Donald Trump’s Georgia indictment
by cityam
Former US president Donald Trump has been indicted for the fourth time on charges relating to his attempts to overturn the result of the 2020 election in the state of Georgia. Trump now faces a total of 91 charges across four criminal cases. He denies all the charges in each of the four cases.
But here’s everything you need to know about the latest charges.
WHAT HAPPENED IN GEORGIA?
Following the US election result in November 2020, which saw Joe Biden win the presidency, Trump refused to concede.
In January 2021, in a telephone call to Republican Brad Raffensperger, Georgia’s top election official, Trump asked him to overturn the state’s result.
WHAT ARE THE CHARGES?
Trump and 18 others are accused of an expansive list of charges in the Superior Court indictment document, including racketeering and conspiracy charges.
The charge list also includes forgery, filing false documents, witness intimidation and perjury.
WHAT ABOUT THE 2024 RACE?
The US constitution does not bar anyone from running for or holding office if they are accused of or convicted of a crime. It will be up to the Republican Party whether they select Trump as their candidate.
According to poll results out on Monday, prior to the latest indictment, the majority of Republicans want to see Trump selected to the party’s nomination.
However, as the charges are at state level, even if Trump is elected president, he will be unable to overturn the convictions.
