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The Atlanta prosecutor overseeing the investigation of possible crimes by Donald Trump for trying to reverse his defeat in Georgia's 2020 presidential election is expected to present her case to a grand jury next week, NBC News reported. That presentation by Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis could lead to an indictment of the former president in the case on state charges. In addition to Trump, Willis is known to be eyeing a number of the ex-president's allies for possible criminal charges, as well. NBC has been in contact with three people who received subpoenas to appear before a grand jury in Fulton County Superior Court, where officials have been ramping up security measures in recent days. It could take several days for the prosecutor to present evidence to the grand jury.
Persons: Fani Willis, Donald Trump, Joe Biden, Trump, Willis, Gov, Geoff Duncan, Sen, Jen Jordan —, Biden Organizations: NBC News, Fulton, Trump, Fulton DA, NBC, Fulton County Superior Court, Republican, Georgia Democratic, Electoral College Locations: Fulton County, Fulton County , Georgia, Atlanta, New Hampshire, Georgia
Willis, a Democrat, has been eyeing conspiracy and racketeering charges, which would allow her to bring a case against multiple defendants. Trump acolytes who took part in each of those schemes believe they will face charges in Georgia next week, people familiar with their thinking said. All of them previously testified before a special purpose grand jury that was tasked with investigating the Trump case and heard from more than 75 witnesses. Video Ad Feedback Will Trump and his allies face charges in Georgia? At a campaign event Tuesday, Trump continued to insist it was a “perfect phone call.”Willis has been reportedly weighing racketeering charges in the Trump case.
Persons: Fani Willis, Donald Trump, Willis, Trump, Willis ’, Gov, Geoff Duncan, Sen, Jen Jordan, George Chidi, Will Trump, CNN Willis, Brad Raffensperger, , ” Willis, Jack Smith Organizations: CNN, Democrat, Trump acolytes, Georgia Democratic, Trump, Republican Locations: Fulton County, Georgia, Coffee County , Georgia, Atlanta, New Hampshire
The fourth criminal case against Donald Trump is likely to intensify next week, when Fani Willis, the district attorney in Fulton County, Ga., is expected to take her election interference case to a grand jury. Willis has focused her investigation on the weeks after Trump lost the 2020 election, looking into calls that Trump made to pressure local officials, a plan by Trump allies to create a slate of bogus electors and the harassment of local election workers. One big question is how broad the indictments will be, according to our colleague Richard Fausset, who is based in Atlanta. The federal Jan. 6 case, whose indictments were announced last week, was a “very narrowly focused indictment,” Richard told us. “In Georgia, there is the possibility that this will be a multi-defendant indictment that would take in a wide rage of actors who would be accused of violating numerous state crimes in their effort to overturn the election.”
Persons: Donald Trump, Fani Willis, Willis, Trump, Richard Fausset, ” Richard, , Organizations: Trump Locations: Fulton County ,, Atlanta, Georgia
Two grand juries were empaneled last month in Fulton County Superior Court, either of which could be used by Willis to seek criminal charges related to her election probe. "I challenged the election in Georgia, which I have every right to do, which I was right about, frankly," Trump told the crowd. It's "all about election interference," Trump said before repeating his false claim that his 2020 election loss was tainted by widespread fraud. The defense lawyers on Tuesday asked a judge to delay a hearing on the protective order until next week. Trump claimed that the protective order was an attempt to stifle his free speech.
Persons: Donald Trump, Trump, Fani Willis, Joe Biden's, Jack Smith, Willis, empaneled, that's, They're Organizations: U.S, Republican, Trump, Biden's, Peach State, Fulton County Superior Court, of Justice Locations: Erie , Pennsylvania, U.S, Atlanta, New Hampshire, Fulton County, Washington, Windham, Georgia, Peach
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis is wrapping up a probe of attempts to overturn his 2020 election defeat in the politically competitive state of Georgia. The front of the courthouse was lined with rows of orange plastic, water-filled Jersey barriers and steel crowd control barricades. Dozens of county sheriff's deputies were stationed out front, and other deputies and Atlanta police drove marked cars in circles around the streets nearby. Trump supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, in an attempt to stop Congress from certifying his defeat. Samaya Lockridge, 23, a Democrat, who just moved from Tampa to Atlanta, said she hoped Atlanta would not see a replay of that violence.
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"I think a gag order is likely, I'm just not sure if it will be enforced," former federal prosecutor Neama Rahmani told CNBC. "A lot of the judges that I've seen cover these types of political cases, they've been all bark, no bite," he said. Indeed, Trump's political operation has heavily featured the indictments in its fundraising pitches and in other campaign messages. "Maybe, but you have to be willing to enforce that gag order." "However, the need to protect that information does not require a blanket gag order over all documents produced by the government."
Persons: Donald Trump, Sam Wolfe, Neama Rahmani, I've, they've, Norm Eisen, Matthew Galluzzo, Galluzzo, Joshua Ritter, " Ritter, Ritter, Jack Smith, Fani Willis, Trump, Manhattan DA Alvin, Tanya Chutkan, Rahmani, Smith, , Koch, RINO, Trump's Organizations: U.S, Republican, Reuters, Trump, White, CNBC, United Democracy Center, Manhattan DA, Super, Name, Department of, DOJ, Manhattan Locations: Columbia , South Carolina, U.S, New York, Los Angeles, Fulton County, China, Miami
Former U.S. President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump gestures as he speaks during the Turning Point Action Conference in West Palm Beach, Florida, U.S. July 15, 2023. REUTERS/Marco Bello/File PhotoWASHINGTON, Aug 4 (Reuters) - Lawyers for Donald Trump have dropped a second longshot bid to disqualify the Georgia prosecutor investigating whether the former president illegally interfered with the state's 2020 presidential election. The lawyers also said they intended to appeal Monday's ruling by Fulton County Superior Court Judge Robert McBurney. McBurney denied Trump's request to disqualify the lead prosecutor, Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis, block any potential indictments and throw out a special grand jury report that included recommendations on who to charge. It was the third time Trump has pleaded not guilty since April.
Persons: Donald Trump, Marco Bello, Robert McBurney, McBurney, Fani Willis, Trump, Willis, Democrat Joe Biden, Doina, Frances Kerry Organizations: U.S, Republican, Conference, REUTERS, Fulton County Superior Court, Democrat, Thomson Locations: West Palm Beach , Florida, U.S, Georgia, Fulton County, New York
The chaos he creates is his crime; there is, however, no statute against upsetting the dependable order. Many Democrats have come to assume that the dastardly effect of Mr. Trump’s political success must mean that he has an evil purpose. During his trials, prosecutors will try to establish that precise link. He is being pursued under several broad, ill-defined statutes like the Espionage Act, RICO, conspiracy and obstruction of justice. I’d guess that the Trump opposition doesn’t much care which it is — nefarious or spontaneous — but are only grateful that Mr. Trump, in his startling transparence, has foolishly hoisted himself by his own petard.
Persons: , Donald Trump, Michael Cohen, Stormy Daniels, Jack Smith, Fani Willis, Alvin Bragg, Trump Organizations: Democrats, Capitol, Electoral, Trump
Lawyers for former President Donald Trump said in a court filing Friday they will appeal a Georgia judge's recent ruling that keeps an Atlanta prosecutor in charge of her criminal investigation into Trump's efforts to overturn the state's 2020 presidential election results. The Georgia state Supreme Court last month denied an identical request by the former president, directly to that high court, on the grounds that he was seeking that relief too early, without lower courts ruling first. Whether the Supreme Court will look differently on any appeal by Trump of the lower court's recent denial remains to be seen. Friday's filing came as Willis' decision on whether to indict Trump and his legal allies seemed to move even closer. Willis has said she plans to announce that decision by the beginning of September.
Persons: Donald Trump, Fani Willis, Trump, Willis Organizations: Fulton Locations: Georgia, Atlanta, Fulton County
He may soon face more charges in Georgia, where a state prosecutor is investigating his attempts to overturn the election there. TRUMP STILL THE REPUBLICAN FRONT-RUNNER Trump's legal woes have done little to damage his status as Republican front-runner. The indictment describes a phone call in which Pence told Trump there was no legal basis for the theory that Pence could block certification of the election. Although Pence repeatedly told Trump he lacked the authority to reject electoral votes from certain states, Trump kept repeating the claim. On Jan. 6, as he spoke to his supporters before they attacked the Capitol, Trump said: "If Mike Pence does the right thing, we win the election."
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WASHINGTON, Aug 3 (Reuters) - Donald Trump pleaded not guilty on Thursday to federal charges that he orchestrated a plot to try to overturn his 2020 election loss in what U.S. prosecutors call an unprecedented effort by the then-president to undermine the pillars of American democracy. He previously pleaded not guilty to federal charges that he retained classified documents after leaving office and New York state charges that he falsified documents in connection with hush money payments to a porn star. Trump may soon face more charges in Georgia, where a state prosecutor is investigating his attempts to overturn the election there. The indictment describes a phone call in which Pence told Trump there was no legal basis for the theory that Pence could block certification of the election. Although Pence repeatedly told Trump he lacked the authority to reject electoral votes from certain states, Trump kept repeating the claim.
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WASHINGTON, Aug 3 (Reuters) - Former U.S. President Donald Trump is due to appear in court on Thursday to face charges he led a wide-ranging conspiracy built on lies to overturn the 2020 presidential election, culminating in a violent attack on the seat of American democracy. Trump, the front-runner for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination, is scheduled to appear in a magistrate's courtroom at 4 p.m. Trump may soon face more charges in Georgia, where a state prosecutor is investigating his attempts to overturn the election there. Former U.S. President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally in Erie, Pennsylvania, U.S., July 29, 2023. Although Pence repeatedly told Trump he lacked the authority to reject electoral votes from certain states, Trump kept repeating the claim.
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Former U.S. President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally in Erie, Pennsylvania, U.S., July 29, 2023. REUTERS/Lindsay DeDario/File PhotoAug 3 (Reuters) - Former U.S. President Donald Trump is due to appear in court on Thursday to face charges he led a wide-ranging conspiracy built on lies to overturn the 2020 presidential election, culminating in a violent attack on the seat of American democracy. Trump, the front-runner for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination, is scheduled to appear in a magistrate's courtroom at 4 p.m. Trump may soon face more charges in Georgia, where a state prosecutor is investigating his attempts to overturn the election there. Although Pence repeatedly told Trump he lacked the authority to reject electoral votes from certain states, Trump kept repeating the claim.
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There were hints of a similar strategy in the first hearing in the election subversion case. Key prosecutors make their public debutThursday marked the public debut of the Smith team that will handle the election subversion prosecution. Smith himself attended the hearing, as he did for Trump’s first appearance in the classified documents case in Florida earlier this year. Windom – who moved from the US attorney’s office in Maryland to play a central role in the federal election subversion investigation, spoke on behalf of the government Thursday. In the election subversion case, Trump’s attorneys have previewed arguments that the case should be moved elsewhere, given the city’s political bent.
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(It is not yet clear when a trial over his efforts to overturn the 2020 election will start. But Mr. Trump could essentially try to hit pause on any state charges. Things would get even more complicated if Mr. Trump were to be convicted in one or more cases and still win the 2024 election. And Mr. Trump would almost certainly use his control of the Justice Department to ensure that it reverses its position. Among the questions that possibility would raise is who qualifies as a cabinet member if the Senate has not confirmed any new political appointees by Mr. Trump.
Persons: Donald J, Trump, Jack Smith, Smith, Fani Willis, Bill Clinton, Richard Nixon, , Trump’s, Organizations: Republican, Trump, Republican Party, Mr, Justice Department, Justice, Department Locations: Washington, Florida, New York, Georgia, Fulton County
The four-count, 45-page indictment charges Republican Trump with conspiring to defraud the U.S. by preventing Congress from certifying Democrat Joe Biden's victory and to deprive voters of their right to a fair election. The charges stem from Special Counsel Jack Smith's sprawling investigation into allegations Trump sought to reverse his loss to Biden. "President Trump will not be deterred by disgraceful and unprecedented political targeting!" [1/5]Former U.S. President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally in Erie, Pennsylvania, U.S., July 29, 2023. Tuesday's charges represent a second round of federal charges by Smith, who was appointed special counsel in November by U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland.
Persons: Donald Trump, Trump, Joe Biden's, Mike Pence, Tanya Chutkan, Barack Obama, Jack Smith's, Biden, Weeks, Smith, Trump's, Rudy Giuliani, Jeffrey Clark, John Eastman, Pence, Lindsay DeDario, Giuliani, Robert Costello, Eastman, Charles Burnham, Clark, General Merrick Garland, Stormy Daniels, Kevin McCarthy, Ron DeSantis, Fani Willis, Garland, Jacqueline Thomsen, Sarah N, Lynch, Rami Ayyub, Andrew Goudsward, Luc Cohen, Jack Queen, Kanishka Singh, Dan Whitcomb, Costas Pitas, Mike Scarcella, Tim Reid, Jeff Mason, Gram Slattery, Joseph Ax, Scott Malone, Will Dunham, Howard Goller, Grant McCool, Michael Perry Organizations: U.S, Capitol, Republican, ., Trump, Congress, Justice, REUTERS, Reuters, Presidential, TRUMP, REPUBLICAN, Republicans, Democratic, Justice Department, Thomson Locations: American, Washington, U.S, Washington ,, Nazi Germany, Georgia, Erie , Pennsylvania, Miami, Manhattan's, Florida, Fulton County, The Hague, Kosovo, New York
According to the indictment, Trump ignored advisers who told him the election was not fraudulent and helped organize fake slates of electors to try to capture electoral votes in states he had lost. The Trump campaign issued a statement accusing the Biden administration of targeting him for political gain. Trump, the first former U.S. president to face criminal charges, has been indicted on three separate occasions this year. Strategists said that while the indictments could help Trump solidify support among Republican voters, who view the charges as bogus, they could prove more damaging among independent voters in the general election against Biden. Many Republican officials, unwilling to anger Trump’s substantial base of supporters, attacked Biden instead, claiming that the latest charges were politically motivated.
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Former U.S. President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks at a campaign event in Council Bluffs, Iowa, U.S., July 7, 2023. According to the indictment, Trump ignored advisers who told him the election was not fraudulent and helped organize fake slates of electors to try to capture electoral votes in states he had lost. The Trump campaign issued a statement accusing the Biden administration of targeting him for political gain. Trump, 77, the first former U.S. president to face criminal charges, has been indicted on three separate occasions this year. Many Republican officials, unwilling to anger Trump's substantial base of supporters, attacked Biden instead, claiming that the latest charges were politically motivated.
Persons: Donald Trump, Scott Morgan, Jack Smith, Trump's, Joe Biden's, Trump, Biden, President Trump, Smith, General Merrick Garland, Fani Willis, Willis, Ron DeSantis, Sarah N, Lynch, Jacqueline Thomsen, Joseph Ax, Scott Malone, Michael Perry Organizations: U.S, Republican, REUTERS, Trump, Capitol, Soviet Union, Department, White, Biden, Thomson Locations: Bluffs , Iowa, U.S, Washington, Georgia, Nazi Germany, The Hague, Manhattan, Atlanta, Florida
Donald Trump has been indicted as part of the Department of Justice's investigation into the events leading up to the Jan. 6 Capitol riot. The riot was the culmination of efforts by Trump's supporters to block the certification of Biden's election. The Justice Department, in a team led by Special Counsel Jack Smith, brought the charges. Trump announced last month that Smith's team had served him a target letter indicating he may be indicted in the investigation. Trump and six co-conspirators also attempted to rope then-Vice President Mike Pence in their scheme and use the Justice Department to keep Trump in power, the indictment alleges.
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Chris Christie on Tuesday railed against former President Donald Trump for using donations to his political operation to help pay his myriad legal bills. "Most of the money that middle-class Americans have given to him, he's spent on his own legal fees," Christie said on CNBC's "Squawk Box." And he's paying his legal fees," Christie said. His latest attacks followed the release of campaign finance reports from Trump's political operation showing his PAC has spent more than $20 million on legal fees in the first six months of the year alone. Trump said last month that he is a target in that election probe, a sign that charges are likely forthcoming.
Persons: Chris Christie, Donald Trump, he's, Christie, Trump, Fani Willis, Nikki Haley Organizations: New Jersey Gov, Republican, NBC News, Associated Press, Trump, White House, Fulton, United Nations Locations: Manhattan, Fulton County
Fulton County Sheriff Patrick Labat said that Trump would be processed like anyone else if he were to be indicted. "Unless someone tells me differently, we are following our normal practices," Labat told reporters. In recent days, barricades have been erected outside of the county courthouse, a possible sign that an indictment may be imminent. Labat told reporters that he sent a team to Miami to observe Trump's historic arraignment, allowing his team to fine-tune potential plans for Willis' possible charges. The sheriff said there have been "dozens" of threats as Willis' investigation begins to wrap up.
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Trump has rejected any suggestion he was in the wrong after the 2020 election. Among the six are four unnamed attorneys who allegedly aided Trump in his effort to subvert the 2020 election. Fake electors plot was an unprecedented attempt to subvert Electoral CollegeThe so-called fake electors plot was an unprecedented attempt to subvert the Electoral College process by replacing electors that Biden had rightfully won with illegitimate GOP electors. Federal investigators have subpoenaed the fake electors across the country, sent FBI agents to interview witnesses about their conduct, and recently granted immunity to two fake electors from Nevada to secure their grand jury testimony. In Michigan, the state’s attorney general charged the 16 fake electors who signed certificates falsely claiming Trump won Michigan in the 2020 election with multiple felonies.
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The four-count, 45-page indictment charges Republican Trump with conspiring to defraud the U.S. by preventing Congress from certifying Democrat Joe Biden's victory and to deprive voters of their right to a fair election. The charges stem from Special Counsel Jack Smith's sprawling investigation into allegations Trump sought to reverse his loss to Biden. The indictment lays out numerous examples of Trump's election falsehoods and notes that close advisers, including senior intelligence officials, told him repeatedly that the election results were legitimate. "President Trump will not be deterred by disgraceful and unprecedented political targeting!" Tuesday's charges represent a second round of federal charges by Smith, who was appointed a special counsel in November by U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland.
Persons: Donald Trump, Trump, Joe Biden's, Mike Pence, Tanya Chutkan, Barack Obama, Jack Smith's, Biden, Weeks, Smith, Rudy Giuliani, Jeffrey Clark, John Eastman, Pence, Lindsay DeDario, Ted Goodman, Clark, Eastman, General Merrick Garland, Stormy Daniels, Kevin McCarthy, Ron DeSantis, Trump's, Fani Willis, Garland, Jacqueline Thomsen, Sarah N, Lynch, Rami Ayyub, Andrew Goudsward, Luc Cohen, Jack Queen, Kanishka Singh, Dan Whitcomb, Costas Pitas, Mike Scarcella, Tim Reid, Jeff Mason, Gram Slattery, Joseph Ax, Scott Malone, Will Dunham, Howard Goller, Grant McCool Organizations: U.S, Capitol, Republican, ., Trump, Congress, Justice, REUTERS, TRUMP, REPUBLICAN, Republicans, Democratic, Justice Department, Thomson Locations: American, Washington, U.S, Washington ,, Nazi Germany, Georgia, Erie , Pennsylvania, Miami, Manhattan's, Florida, Fulton County, The Hague, Kosovo, New York
Carlos De Oliveira, the property manager of Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Florida, did not enter a plea as he has yet to obtain local counsel. Prosecutors first charged Trump and his aide Walt Nauta in the case in June, alleging Trump haphazardly stored hundreds of classified documents at his Mar-a-Lago home and enlisted staff to hide them from investigators. A superseding indictment unveiled on Thursday added charges against Trump and Nauta along with De Oliveira, in a sign the case is widening. De Oliveira and Nauta also moved boxes of classified documents at Mar-a-Lago to conceal them from the FBI and Trump's lawyers, the indictment said. "Never saw nothing," De Oliveira told the agents, according to the indictment.
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July 31 (Reuters) - The judge presiding over a Georgia grand jury investigation into Donald Trump on Monday rejected the former U.S. president's bid to disqualify the lead prosecutor and block any indictments stemming from the probe, which is expected to yield charges in the coming weeks. Trump's lawyers have filed a separate long-shot bid to disqualify Willis that will be heard by another judge next week. The special grand jury was convened at Willis's request to aid in her investigation. The jury, which had subpoena power but not the authority to issue charges, heard testimony from dozens of witnesses. Reporting by Joseph Ax; Additional reporting by Rami Ayyub; Editing by Howard Goller and Lisa ShumakerOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.
Persons: Donald Trump, Robert McBurney, Georgia's, Democrat Joe Biden, Fani Willis, Trump, Willis, Rudy Giuliani, Biden, McBurney, Joseph Ax, Rami Ayyub, Howard Goller, Lisa Shumaker Organizations: Monday, Democrat, Fulton, Trump, Thomson Locations: Georgia, U.S, Fulton County
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