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Prosecutors examining Donald Trump’s endeavors to overturn the 2020 election results in the state of Georgia were anticipated to initiate the presentation of evidence to a grand jury on Monday. This process may lead to the formulation of a comprehensive indictment involving multiple defendants.
This year marks the fourth case brought against Trump, potentially resulting in the inaugural televised trial of a former president — a historic juncture in U.S. chronicles. The allegations involve charges commonly employed against organized crime figures.
On his Truth Social platform, Trump disseminated numerous messages denouncing the situation as “absurd.” He also directed pointed remarks towards a specific local election official, singling them out by name and deriding them as a “loser,” while discouraging their participation in grand jury testimony.
“Those individuals responsible for election manipulation and fraud must face prosecution for their actions,” stated Trump. It is anticipated that his indictment will be issued by the conclusion of Tuesday.
One incident highly likely to be included in the list of charges is a notorious phone call made by Trump to Georgia officials, during which he urged them to “locate” just enough votes to overturn his defeat to President Joe Biden.
Analysts anticipate that Trump will also face charges related to a scheme aimed at submitting fraudulent certification documents, falsely asserting a Trump victory in Georgia, to the US Congress. Additionally, charges could stem from false testimonies provided by Trump aides concerning election fraud.
The comprehensive case may also encompass allegations of harassment against two Fulton County poll workers, along with the unauthorized access of sensitive data from an elections office in a rural county located south of Atlanta. This incident occurred the day after the Capitol riot in 2021.
A separate “special” grand jury, which convened last year and heard testimony from 75 witnesses, has produced a confidential report in February. According to the foreperson, this report contains recommendations for multiple indictments.
Judicial analysts expect Atlanta-area prosecutor Fani Willis to wrap the allegations against Trump and several co-conspirators into one case under Georgia’s Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) law.
Racketeering statutes are usually used to target organized crime, but the broader Georgia law allows prosecutors to string together offenses committed by different people toward one common goal, criminal or not.
Georgia’s court system is more transparent than the federal system, meaning there is no bar to the case being televised from the first preliminary hearing onwards.
The grand jury in Fulton County meets on Mondays and Tuesdays, and local court-watchers expect Willis to conclude and bring any indictments that the panel approves within two days, her normal timeline for racketeering cases.
