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.
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