Georgia indicts Trump and 18 allies in election interference case
The Georgia grand jury investigating former President Donald Trump returned the indictments on election fraud, racketeering and other charges.
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The Georgia grand jury investigating former President Donald Trump returned the indictments on election fraud, racketeering and other charges.
Former President Donald Trump is facing a new indictment, accusing him and 18 allies of a criminal conspiracy to overturn the 2020 election results in Georgia. As CBS 2's Cristian Benavides reports, these are serious state charges, for which there is no such thing as a presidential pardon.
Former President Donald Trump has been indicted for the fourth time in five months, after a Georgia grand jury handed up 41 charges against him and nearly two dozen allies accused of trying to overturn the 2020 election results in Georgia.
A former Georgia official and a journalist were called to testify before a Fulton County grand jury investigating alleged efforts by former President Donald Trump and his allies to overturn the results of the 2020 election in the state.
Special counsel Jack Smith obtained a search warrant for information about former President Donald Trump's Twitter account earlier this year as part of his investigation into the aftermath of the 2020 election, court records unsealed Wednesday show.
Special counsel Jack Smith obtained a search warrant for former President Donald Trump's Twitter account, newly unsealed court records show.
The order would limit what information former President Donald Trump and his legal team could share publicly about the case brought by special counsel Jack Smith.
Former President Donald Trump pleaded not guilty Thursday to charges that he tried to overturn the 2020 election.
Trump is expected to appear in court Thursday for his first hearing in a case unlike any other in U.S. history.
Former President Donald Trump appeared in a federal courtroom Thursday for his arraignment on four felony charges accusing him of trying to overturn the 2020 election results, pleading not guilty in the latest case brought by special counsel Jack Smith.
Former President Donald Trump pleaded not guilty on Thursday to charges he tried to overturn the 2020 election.
Former President Donald Trump is preparing for yet another arraignment on Thursday, after being indicted on criminal charges for the third time this year. Federal prosecutors are accusing Trump of conspiring to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election.
Former President Donald Trump has been indicted by a federal grand jury on charges stemming from his efforts to remain in power after losing the 2020 election.
Special counsel Jack Smith, in announcing the charges Tuesday, called what happened on Jan. 6, 2021, an "unprecedented assault" on democracy.
Former President Donald Trump has been indicted by a federal grand jury on charges stemming from efforts to remain in power after he lost the 2020 presidential election, adding to the former president's ongoing legal troubles as he mounts a third bid for the White House.
A day after federal prosecutors announced more criminal charges against him, Former President Donald Trump said his push to the White House won't end, even if he's convicted.
A third defendant was also added in the case: Mar-a-Lago property manager Carlos De Oliveira.
Former President Donald Trump said on social media that special counsel Jack Smith sent him a letter saying he's "a TARGET" of the Jan. 6 probe.
A review panel says former New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani should be disbarred in Washington for his handling of litigation challenging the 2020 election on behalf of former President Trump.
Former President Donald Trump is charged with 37 felony counts related to his alleged mishandling of classified documents.
The prosecution has more witnesses and evidence they have not yet revealed, which is very common in the early stages of criminal cases.
CBS News has learned the prosecution has more witnesses and evidence they have not yet revealed. CBS 2 Legal Analyst Irv Miller said that's very common in the early stages of criminal cases.
CBS 2 Political Investigator Dana Kozlov reports, Trump was released on his own recognizance after the 45-minute proceeding.
Former President Donald Trump pleaded not guilty Tuesday to 37 felony counts related to his alleged mishandling of classified documents. CBS 2's Chelsea Jones has more on Tuesday's proceedings, and CBS 2 Legal Analyst Irv Miller explains the differences between Trump's case and discoveries of classified documents at the homes of President Joe Biden and former Vice President Mike Pence.
There is nothing in the Constitution that prevents someone who has been charged or convicted from serving.
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