Trump indicted by Federal Grand Jury over alleged conspiracy to overturn the 2020 election results
Six alleged co-conspirators, as well as felony charges in regards to alleged attempts to prevent the peaceful transfer of power
ITS OFFICIAL!
Trump has officially been indicted on 4 felony charges relating to an alleged conspiracy to overturn the results of the 2020 election.
NBC news reports that the 45 page indictment details 6 alleged co-conspirators in the supposed attempt to halt the peaceful transfer of power to the then incoming Biden Administration.
This comes on the heels of a separate indictment recently filed over his alleged mishandling of classified documents at his Mar-a-Lago residence.
The charges are as follows:
A conspiracy to defraud the United States "by using dishonesty, fraud and deceit to obstruct the nation’s process of collecting, counting, and certifying the results of the presidential election," according to the special counsel's office. This count carries a 5-year maximum sentence.
A conspiracy to impede the Jan. 6 congressional proceeding at which the collected results of the presidential election are counted and certified. This count carries a 20-year maximum sentence.
A conspiracy against the right to vote and to have that vote counted. This count carries a 10-year maximum sentence.
Obstruction of, and attempt to obstruct and impede, the certification of the electoral vote. This count carries a 20-year maximum sentence.
According to the report by NBC, the indictment states the following:
"The Defendant and co-conspirators used knowingly false claims of election fraud to get state legislators and election officials to subvert the legitimate election results and change electoral votes for the Defendant's opponent, Joseph R. Biden, Jr., to electoral votes for the Defendant," the indictment says.
Trump is scheduled to be arraigned on Thursday, August 3rd 2023, where he will be brought before Magistrate Judge Moxila A. Upadhyaya.