cross-posted from: https://lemmy.zip/post/1469193
Archived version: https://archive.ph/jaEBt
Archived version: https://web.archive.org/web/20230815032130/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-66505804
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.zip/post/1469193
Archived version: https://archive.ph/jaEBt
Archived version: https://web.archive.org/web/20230815032130/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-66505804
This is the best summary I could come up with:
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis launched an investigation in February 2021 into allegations of election meddling against Mr Trump and his associates.
Mr Trump, currently the frontrunner in the Republican Party’s race to pick its next candidate for the White House, said the investigation by Ms Willis, a Democrat, was politically motivated.
“This latest co-ordinated strike by a biased prosecutor in an overwhelmingly Democrat jurisdiction not only betrays the trust of the American people, but also exposes the true motivation driving their fabricated accusations,” said the statement.
There was confusion earlier on Monday when a list of a criminal charges against Mr Trump appeared on a Fulton County website before the grand jury had even voted to return an indictment.
Mr Trump has already been charged by federal prosecutors in Washington DC with conspiring to overturn the 2020 election, which he lost to President Joe Biden, a Democrat.
At least eight “fake electors”, who signed a bogus certificate claiming Mr Trump won the election in that state, have reached immunity deals in the case after agreeing to interviews with Fulton County prosecutors.
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