Or further exacerbate the political and social divide in the United States, with Trump facing criminal charges for his fourth election after stepping down | Georgia | Politics
On the 14th local time, former US President Trump was charged with 13 felonies in Georgia on suspicion of overturning the 2020 presidential election results. This is the fourth criminal charge that Trump has faced since stepping down.
Fulton County District Prosecutor Fanny Willis, Georgia: The indictment shows that the defendant did not question the election in accordance with Georgia's legal procedures, but attempted to overturn Georgia's presidential election results through criminal extortion activities.
On the 14th local time, a grand jury in Georgia voted to prosecute Trump on 13 counts of serious crimes, including extortion and other related organized crime charges. In addition, Trump is also accused of inciting public officials to violate their oaths, conspiring to make false statements, and conspiring to forge written materials.
In addition to Trump, 18 defendants have been charged with a total of 41 charges. The indictment states that Trump popularized the fact that other defendants in this case refused to accept Trump's defeat and knowingly and intentionally conspired to illegally change the election results in favor of Trump.
An investigation initiated by a phone recording
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This case investigation originated from an exposed telephone recording. In early January 2021, American media exposed a recording of Trump pressuring Georgia's Secretary of State for election counting, Brad Laffensburg, to "find" more votes during a phone conversation. It was this phone call that opened up Fanny Willis, a regional prosecutor in Fulton County, Georgia, to investigate Trump and others for over two years.
Former US President Trump: So you see, I just want to do this, I just want to find 11780 votes, so we can win an extra state.
Trump: This is political persecution that is being manipulated
As before, Trump posted on social media stating that the accusations against him this time were also "political persecution" and "manipulated.". He also questioned, "Why didn't they sue two and a half years ago?" and stated that this was to hinder his path to the 2024 presidential election.
Some election experts and media in the United States have pointed out that Trump's consecutive criminal charges may further exacerbate the political and social divide in the United States, making those who support him more supportive of him and those who oppose him more opposed to him.
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This is the fourth time Trump has been charged since stepping down in 2021. On August 3rd, Trump appeared in a federal court in Washington, D.C., pleading not guilty to criminal charges of attempting to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election. In March and June of this year, he was also charged by New York State and federal prosecutors for the "Sealing Fee" case and the "Confidential Scandal" case, respectively.