Fulton grand jury indicts Trump over 2020 election interference in Georgia

Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis, center, speaks in the Fulton County Government Center during a news conference, Monday, Aug. 14, 2023, in Atlanta. Donald Trump and several allies have been indicted in Georgia over efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss in the state. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)

This story was updated on Tuesday at 12:37 p.m.

Former President Donald Trump and a group of 18 lawyers, operatives and campaign allies have been indicted by a grand jury in Fulton County for working to overturn the 2020 election result in Georgia — kicking off what could be one of the most significant criminal cases in U.S. history.

The 41-count indictment includes Trump’s onetime lawyers Rudy Giuliani and John Eastman, former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows and several of the fake electors for Trump. The wide-reaching case is framed around Georgia’s racketeering or RICO law, which carries mandatory minimum sentences.