{"id":2000807,"date":"2023-08-15T01:40:05","date_gmt":"2023-08-15T05:40:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/donald-trump-indicted-georgia-grand-jury-charges-ex-president-18-others-in-sweeping-rico-case\/"},"modified":"2023-08-15T01:41:54","modified_gmt":"2023-08-15T05:41:54","slug":"donald-trump-indicted-georgia-grand-jury-charges-ex-president-18-others-in-sweeping-rico-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/donald-trump-indicted-georgia-grand-jury-charges-ex-president-18-others-in-sweeping-rico-case\/","title":{"rendered":"Donald Trump and 18 others indicted by Georgia grand jury in RICO case."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdonald-trump-indicted-georgia-grand-jury-charges-ex-president-18-others-in-sweeping-rico-case%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2000807&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>A Grand Jury Indicts Donald Trump on \u2063Racketeering Charges<\/h2>\n<p>A grand jury in \u2062Georgia has delivered a significant blow\u2064 to \u200cformer President Donald\u2062 Trump. On Monday, Trump was indicted on racketeering\u2064 charges related to the \u200b2020 election, making it the fifth indictment\u2062 he has faced this year across four criminal cases. This development \u200dcomes \u2063as Trump is \u200calso considered the frontrunner for the 2024 GOP nomination.<\/p>\n<h3>The RICO Charges and the\u2062 18 Others Implicated<\/h3>\n<p>Fulton County District \u200dAttorney\u200d Fani Willis\u2062 spearheaded the indictment,\u200c which \u200bincludes 98 pages of damning evidence. Trump is not alone in facing \u200cthese charges; 18 others have \u2064also been \u200bimplicated. This list includes notable figures such as Rudy Giuliani, former New York City\u2063 mayor and attorney, \u200dand Mark Meadows, former Trump chief of staff.<\/p>\n<h3>Willis:\u200b The Georgia\u2064 Prosecutor \u200cTaking on the Biggest Case of Her Life<\/h3>\n<p>Fani Willis,\u2062 the district attorney\u200b leading the case, finds herself in \u200cthe spotlight as she tackles this \u200d<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/manhattan-da-leading-trump-investigation-announces-intention-to-leave-office\/\" title=\"Manhattan DA Leading Trump Investigation Announces Intention to Leave Office\">high-profile investigation<\/a>. Her efforts began\u2062 in January 2021, when she\u200b started looking into \u200dTrump and his allies&#8217; attempts to \u200boverturn the 2020 election. After months of\u2064 investigation, a grand jury was convened in May 2022, leading to the indictment.<\/p>\n<h3>A Wide-Ranging Indictment with Serious Charges<\/h3>\n<p>The grand jury&#8217;s final report, released earlier this year, revealed the extensive nature of the investigation. It \u200dinvolved 75 witnesses, including election workers, technical experts, and individuals who claimed fraud occurred during the election. The indictment encompasses a total of 41 crimes, including racketeering, solicitation of violation of oath by a public officer, false statements, and several conspiracy charges.<\/p>\n<h3>Trump&#8217;s Response and Controversies Surrounding the Grand Jury<\/h3>\n<p>Unsurprisingly, Trump&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/donald-trump-indicted-georgia-grand-jury-charges-ex-president-18-others-in-sweeping-rico-case\/\" title=\"Donald Trump and 18 others indicted by Georgia grand jury in RICO case.\">legal team swiftly responded<\/a> to the\u200b indictment. Attorneys Drew Findling and\u200c Jennifer Little\u200c criticized the process, suggesting a lack \u2062of due \u200bprocess and constitutional violations. Meanwhile,\u200b the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/doj-source-mar-a-lago-raid-a-spectacular-backfire-claims-ag-garland-didnt-approve-it\/\" title=\"DOJ Source: Mar-a-Lago Raid a \u201cSpectacular Backfire\u201d, Claims AG Garland Didn\u2019t Approve It.\">grand jury process<\/a> itself has been marred by controversies, including leaked documents and media speculation.<\/p>\n<h3>What&#8217;s Next for Trump and the Indicted Individuals<\/h3>\n<p>With <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/texas-house-reaches-quorum-ending-38-day-holdout\/\" title=\"Texas House reaches quorum, ending 38-day holdout\">arrest warrants issued<\/a> for all those charged, the indicted individuals have until noon on August 25 to surrender themselves in court. Trump, however, \u200chas vehemently denied the charges, calling the indictment &#8220;bogus&#8221; and accusing Fani Willis of \u200dbeing a &#8220;radical Democrat&#8221; with ulterior motives.<\/p>\n<h3>Multiple Indictments and Ongoing Legal Battles<\/h3>\n<p>This latest indictment in Georgia adds to the mounting legal\u2063 challenges \u2062Trump\u200d faces. Special counsel Jack Smith has already charged him in two federal cases, one in Florida and another in Washington, D.C. Additionally, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg has brought charges against Trump in New York. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/scotus-rules-in-texas-pro-life-cases-abortion-providers-can-sue-state-doj-challenge-dismissed-law-can-remain-in-effect\/\" title=\"SCOTUS Rules In Texas Pro-Life Cases: Abortion Providers Can Sue State, DOJ Challenge Dismissed, Law Can Remain In Effect\">legal battles continue<\/a> to intensify, casting a\u2064 shadow over Trump&#8217;s political future.<\/p>\n<p><em>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\">The Washington Examiner<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Monday, a Georgia grand jury indicted Donald Trump on racketeering charges linked to the 2020 election. This marks his fifth indictment this year across four criminal cases. Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis filed RICO charges against Trump and 18 others. He remains the leading GOP candidate for the 2024 election.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2000808,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2000807","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2000807","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2000807"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2000807\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2000808"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2000807"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2000807"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2000807"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}