WHAT IS AN INDICTMENT?

· An indictment is the formal notification that a grand jury has brought charges against a defendant. · A grand jury is convened in some criminal cases to decide if prosecutors have enough evidence to go to trial.

What is the case about?

Election Interference

The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) brought its third indictment against former President Donald Trump this week, with the latest charges for blocking transfer of power and overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election

TWO OTHER INDICTMENTS?

 HUSH MONEY : Felony charges relating to, respectively, financial irregularities linked to his alleged payment of $130,000 hush money paid to cover up an affair that Mr. Trump had with an adult films star Stormy Daniels in 2016.

CLASSIFIED DOCUMENTS : obstructing an investigation into the presence of more than 300 classified documents at Mr. Trump’s private resort in Mar-a-Lago, Florida, after he had demitted office - Investigation led to 1,000 arrests.

WHAT ARE THE CHARGES?

· CONSPIRACY TO DEFRAUD THE US GOVERNMENT · CONSPIRACY TO OBSTRUCT AN OFFCIAL PROCEEDING  · OBSTRUCTION OF AN OFFICAL PROCEEDING · CONSPIRACY AGAINST RIGHTS

01 August, 2023 Trump was indicted on Four Charges:

KEY Evidence:

A January 2, 2021, phone call  

A January 2, 2021, phone call between then-President Donald Trump and Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, where Trump “lied” in an attempt “to induce him” to overturn the election and find the exact number of votes to flip his defeat in Georgia, prosecutors said in the indictment.

Trump dismisses indictments as a "witch hunt" and as evidence of the “corruption, scandal, and failure” of the Biden White House.

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What Mr. Trump Says?

Indictments affect  in the 2024 election? 

Trump leading in polls against 14 GOP candidates for 2024 nomination despite legal challenges. Former president could face 100 years in prison if convicted on all charges.

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