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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Fani Willis wants Trump trial within 6 months
District Attorney Fani Willis has asked Donald Trump and his fellow defendants to voluntarily surrender in the next two weeks in response to the indictment handed down Monday night against the former president. And Willis proposes holding a trial within the next six months. CBS News congressional correspondent Nikole Killion and CBS News chief election and campaign correspondent Robert Costa have more on the case.
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Georgia grand jury returns 10 indictments
The Georgia grand jury investigating former President Donald Trump returned indictments around 9 p.m. ET, but details and the defendants have not yet been made public. At this time, it is not known whether the 10 indictments all relate to the Trump election interference case since the grand jury hears multiple matters.
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.
Georgia grand jury moving ahead of schedule
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Georgia indicts Trump in 2020 election case
A grand jury in Fulton County, Georgia, has indicted former President Donald Trump and more than a dozen of his associates with election fraud, racketeering and other charges related to alleged efforts to overturn the 2020 election. The filing lists 41 total counts for 19 total defendants and the grand jury charges the defendants with "the offense of violation of the Georgia RICO Act for the said accused."
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.
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Trump allies create legal defense fund
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Trump faces possible indictment in Georgia
A Mar-a-Lago employee who faces criminal charges in the case regarding Donald Trump's handling of classified documents made his first appearance Monday in a Florida federal court. Meanwhile, a Georgia grand jury could soon consider charges against the former president and allies who allegedly sought to overturn the state's 2020 presidential election results. CBS News chief election and campaign correspondent Robert Costa has the latest details from Washington, D.C.
Georgia's top court spurns Trump bid to block election probe
Trump's lawyers argued that the DA and her office should be barred from seeking charges and that a special grand jury report be tossed.
Grand jury seated in 2020 election probe
A group of Georgians selected Tuesday to be grand jurors may soon consider charges against former President Donald Trump and allies who sought to overturn the state's 2020 presidential election results. CBS News congressional correspondent Nikole Killion has the latest from Atlanta.
Judge OK's partial jury report release
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Judge orders partial release of Georgia grand jury report on Trump
A Georgia judge on Monday ordered the release of three sections of a report on efforts by the former president and his allies to overturn the 2020 presidential election.
Hearing on Georgia grand jury report
A Georgia judge will decide whether to publicly release a report from a special grand jury investigating former President Donald Trump and his allies' efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election results in that state. CBS News reporter Graham Kates has been following the investigation and joins Vladimir Duthiers and Anne-Marie Green to discuss.
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