The Georgia Indictment May Be Trump's Most Difficult Legal Challenge

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A grand jury in Georgia has indicted Donald Trump for his role in failed efforts to overturn the state's 2020 presidential election results, implicating the former president as the head of a sweeping conspiracy to subvert his defeat.

The indictment also includes charges against former Trump attorneys Rudy Giuliani, Sidney Powell, John Eastman and Jenna Ellis, and former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows, along with a number of so-called fake electors.

In charging former President Donald Trump and his allies, Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis is relying on Georgia's broad set of RICO anti-racketeering laws

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This episode was produced by Erika Ryan and Linah Mohammad. It was edited by Sarah Handel and Adam Raney. Our executive producer is Sami Yenigun.