Analysis on Georgia election case
CBS News' Robert Costa breaks down the election case in Georgia, which he says is a key political battleground going into 2024 and a microcosm of what happened in the days after the 2020 election.
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Trump's Fulton County mug shot released
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Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis asked a judge on Thursday to set a trial date of Oct. 23, 2023, for Donald Trump and the 18 other defendants charged in connection with alleged efforts to overturn the state's 2020 election results. Less than two hours later, Trump's newly appointed attorney informed the court that the former president opposes the Oct. 23 date. CBS News congressional correspondents Nikole Killion and Scott MacFarlane report.
Trump surrenders at Fulton County jail
Former President Donald Trump surrendered Thursday at the Fulton County jail in Atlanta, where he was booked on 13 felony counts related to an alleged scheme to overturn the results of the 2020 election in Georgia. "CBS Evening News" anchor and managing editor Norah O'Donnell anchors a special report.
Fulton County Jail before Trump's surrender
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Trump to surrender in Atlanta on Thursday
Former President Donald Trump's bond has been set at $200,000 ahead of his expected surrender in Atlanta on Thursday in the Fulton County election indictment. Trump's 18 co-defendants must surrender by Friday. CBS News congressional correspondent Nikole Killion reports from the Fulton County jail.
What makes Trump's Georgia case different
Former President Donald Trump is set to surrender to authorities in Georgia Thursday night to face allegations of conspiring to overturn the 2020 election results in Georgia. CBS News investigative reporter Graham Kates has more on how this case is different from the others Trump has on his plate.
Giuliani criticizes Georgia election case
More defendants in the Georgia 2020 election subversion case are turning themselves in. The 19 defendants, including former President Donald Trump, have until noon on Friday to surrender themselves at the Fulton County Jail in Atlanta. Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani surrendered Wednesday. CBS News congressional correspondent Nikole Killion reports from Atlanta.
Rudy Giuliani surrenders in Georgia
Rudy Giuliani turned himself in at the Fulton County Jail on Wednesday on charges alleging he and others attempted to thwart the 2020 election results in Georgia. As he left the jail, he told reporters, "I am being indicted because I'm a lawyer."
Rudy Giuliani surrenders in Georgia election case
Rudy Giuliani, the one-time personal attorney for former President Donald Trump, surrendered at the Fulton County Jail in Atlanta on Wednesday to face 13 state felony counts charging him as part of an alleged scheme to overturn the results of the 2020 election in Georgia. He was one of 19 people, included Trump, who have been indicted in the case. Trump is expected to surrender Thursday. Nikole Killion has more.
Trump co-defendants begin surrendering
Former President Donald Trump could surrender in Georgia's Fulton County as soon as Thursday on charges that he attempted to subvert the results of the 2020 election in that state. Two of the defendants in the case have already turned themselves in. CBS News congressional correspondent Nikole Killion examines the suspects in the case and the charges they are facing.
Fulton County prepares for Trump's surrender
Former President Donald Trump says he plans to surrender Thursday at the Fulton County Jail in Atlanta. The former president faces 13 charges related to alleged efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election in Georgia. CBS News congressional correspondent Nikole Killion reports.
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Republicans attending a conservative conference in Atlanta have been weighing in on the latest indictment of Donald Trump in Georgia. The next big venue for many of the 2024 candidates will be the first Republican presidential primary debate next week in Milwaukee, but just like the conference on Friday, the former president is not expected to attend. CBS News congressional correspondent Nikole Killion has more.
Fulton County prosecutors propose trial date
The Georgia prosecutor accusing former President Donald Trump of a scheme to overturn the state's 2020 election results wants a trial to begin in the midst of the Republican primary. Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis has proposed all 19 co-defendants be arraigned the week of Sept. 5 -- and for the trial to begin on March 4. CBS News congressional correspondent Nikole Killion has the latest.
Trump told to surrender by noon on August 25
A Georgia grand jury has indicted former President Donald Trump and some of his top allies for their alleged roles in a widespread plot to overturn the results of the 2020 election. Trump faces charges ranging from racketeering to fraud. CBS News' Scott MacFarlane, Nikole Killion and Robert Costa are joined by Guardian political investigations reporter Hugo Lowell to discuss the latest developments.
Jan. 6 committee investigator on Georgia case
Former President Donald Trump now faces his fourth criminal indictment in less than five months. The Fulton County, Georgia, grand jury indicted Trump and 18 of his allies for their alleged efforts to overturn the 2020 election results in the state. Timothy Heaphy, former lead investigator for the House Jan. 6 committee, joins "America Decides" to examine the charges Trump and his allies are facing.
Fani Willis speaks after Trump indictment
Fulton County, Georgia, District Attorney Fani Willis said late Monday that former President Donald Trump and 18 allies who were indicted by a grand jury have until noon ET on Friday, Aug. 25 to turn themselves in or an arrest warrant will be issued. Willis addressed reporters shortly after a grand jury indicted Trump and 18 others on 41 counts, including 13 against Trump, of election fraud, racketeering and other charges related to alleged efforts to overturn the 2020 election.
Witnesses testify before Georgia grand jury
Former President Donald Trump faces a possible indictment in the Georgia 2020 election investigation. According to reports, Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis has begun presenting the case to a grand jury, with multiple witnesses spotted at the courthouse on Monday. CBS News congressional correspondent Nikole Killion reports.
Another inmate dies in Fulton County Jail
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Trump: 4th indictment could come by next week
Former President Donald Trump said Tuesday at a campaign event in New Hampshire that he "should have four" indictments by sometime next week -- likely referring to the 2020 election investigation in Georgia. CBS News congressional correspondent Nikole Killion reports from Atlanta.
Reaction to Trump charges and what's next
As former President Donald Trump prepares for his arraignment in Washington, D.C., the district attorney in Fulton County, Georgia, continues her probe into alleged interference in the 2020 election, which could lead to charges soon. CBS News congressional correspondent Nikole Killion is in Atlanta with more on that and lawmakers' reactions to Tuesday's indictment of Trump.
Where Trump's legal battles stand
Donald Trump is facing a third indictment for allegedly trying to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election. That follows criminal charges in Manhattan connected to "hush money" payments made to adult film actress Stormy Daniels, and federal charges over his handling of classified documents at Mar-a-Lago. Trump could soon be indicted in Georgia over alleged efforts to overturn the 2020 election there too. CBS News' Nikole Killion, Graham Kates and Jeff Pegues take a closer look at where these cases stand.
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