The New York Times reports:
Former President Donald J. Trump and others, including some of his former lawyers and top aides, have been indicted by an Atlanta grand jury in a sweeping racketeering case focused on Mr. Trump’s efforts to reverse the results of the 2020 election in Georgia.
The indictment — handed up after a single, extra-long day of testimony — is an unprecedented challenge of presidential misconduct by a local prosecutor. It includes numerous charges against Mr. Trump, but the investigation also reached into his White House staff, the Trump campaign and the Justice Department.
The new case brings charges against some of his most prominent advisers, including Rudolph W. Giuliani, his former personal lawyer, and Mark Meadows, who served as White House chief of staff at the time of the election.
The Washington Post reports:
Also indicted were two Georgia-based lawyers advocating on Trump’s behalf, Ray S. Smith II, and Robert Cheeley; a senior campaign adviser, Mike Roman, who helped plan the elector meeting; and two prominent Georgia Republicans who served as electors: former GOP chairman David Shafer and former GOP finance chairman Shawn Still.
Several lesser known players who participated in efforts to reverse Trump’s defeat in Georgia were also indicted, including three people accused of harassing Fulton County election worker Ruby Freeman. They are Stephen Cliffgard Lee, Harrison Floyd and Trevian Kutti. The latter is a former publicist for R. Kelly and associate of Kanye West.
A final group of individuals charged in the indictment allegedly participated in an effort to steal election-equipment data in rural Coffee County, Ga. They are former Coffee County elections supervisor Misty Hampton, former Coffee County GOP chair Cathy Latham and Georgia businessman Scott Hall.
Donald Trump’s indictment just released in Fulton County. Defendants include Rudy Giuliani, John Eastman, Mark Meadows, Jenna Ellis, David Shafer and others. #gapol pic.twitter.com/UNvxwlazdY
— Joe Henke (@JoeHenke) August 15, 2023
CHARGED IN THE INDICTMENT:
-Donald Trump
-Rudy Giuliani
-John Eastman
-Mark Meadows
-Jenna Ellis
-Ken Chesebrohttps://t.co/Wkk0PGM5qx pic.twitter.com/Lluo39TlgF— Kyle Cheney (@kyledcheney) August 15, 2023
Georgia indictments released — 41 counts.
Against #Trump and 18 other individuals. Several are conspiracy charges.
LIVE NOW on multiple news shows — 90 pages.— Laurie Garrett (@Laurie_Garrett) August 15, 2023
🚨🚨🚨BREAKING:
Atlanta grand Jury has indicted Donald Trump with 13 (!!!) felonies, including RICO.
RICO conviction carries a mandatory minimum of 5 years in prison.LAW AND ORDER! pic.twitter.com/eImeHgQWIx
— Republicans against Trump (@RpsAgainstTrump) August 15, 2023
Wow. This is IN ADDITION to Trump, Rudy and Meadows. pic.twitter.com/7NFtZQHZjZ
— Ron Filipkowski (@RonFilipkowski) August 15, 2023
Donald Trump and *18 others* have been criminally charged in Georgia:
Rudy Giuliani
John Eastman
Mark Meadows
Kenneth Chesebro
Jeffrey Clark
Jenna Ellis
Ray Smith III
Robert Cheeley
Michael Roman
David Shafer
Shawn Tresher Still
Stephen Lee
Harrison Floyd
Trevian Kutti
Sidney…— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) August 15, 2023
Willis charged the group with orchestrating a sprawling effort to disrupt the 2020 election, including by:
– submitting false slates of presidential electors to Congress
– making false representations to courts
– misusing the power of the DOJ
– pressuring Pence to overturn the…— POLITICO (@politico) August 15, 2023