Former President Trump is facing another indictment that could come as soon as this month in Georgia, where state prosecutors are probing his alleged efforts to overturn the 2020 election.
The potential indictment would mark the fourth criminal case against Trump since he was charged on 34 felony counts in New York City in late March and would come shortly after his second federal indictment was unsealed on Tuesday. Fani Willis, the district attorney for Fulton County, Georgia, investigating Trump, has suggested an indictment would come on or before Aug. 18.
“We’re ready,” Willis told FOX 5 Atlanta on Thursday. “We’re concentrating on Georgia and things that impacted Georgia.”
“The oath requires that I follow the law, that if someone broke the law in Fulton County, Georgia, then I have a duty to prosecute,” she continued.
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Willis first opened her investigation into Trump more than two years ago after the 2020 election. According to The Associated Press, Willis’ team is investigating Trump and his associates for potential violations of the Georgia Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act.
There are six potential threads her team has pursued as part of the wide-ranging investigation, The Associated Press reported.
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First, they are investigating Trump for his Jan. 2, 2021 phone call to Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, during which the then-president suggested state officials “find” the votes needed to give him an edge over President Biden in the state. That phone call ultimately prompted Willis to open her investigation.
“All I want to do is this: I just want to find 11,780 votes, which is one more than we have,” Trump told Raffensperger during the recorded call. “Because we won the state.”
Willis is also investigating whether there was an…
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