Georgia features prominently in federal Trump indictment as charges near in Fulton

U.S. Department of Justice Special Counsel Jack Smith announced indictments against former President Donald Trump on Tuesday stemming from a probe into efforts to subvert the 2020 election result, including in Georgia. (Screenshots)

Georgia is mentioned 48 times in the latest indictment against former President Donald Trump. These four new criminal charges stem from Special Counsel Jack Smith’s federal probe into efforts to subvert the 2020 election result, including in Georgia.

Over 45 pages, federal prosecutors make the case that Trump knew his election fraud claims were false, but amplified them anyway as he tried to convince state officials to unlawfully help him stay in power.

Read on to see annotated sections of the indictment focused on Georgia.