The historic count indictment unsealed Monday is the fourth criminal case that Trump is facing . All codefendants must surrender by August at noon Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis told reporters Monday after the indictment was released . The charges cover some of the most egregious efforts by the former presidents allies to meddle in the presidential election . Unlike the election subversion charges brought by special counsel Jack Smith Willis case will be insulated from any Trump meddling if he is reelected in he will not be able to pardon himself or his allies of any state law convictions nor will he be . able to dismiss the Fulton County prosecutors bringing the charges . Willis investigation started in early soon after a January call became public in which Trump pressured Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger a fellow Republican to find the votes necessary for Trump to win the state . The indictment also included an additional unindicted coconspirators in addition to the charged defendants in addition . to the . charged defendants . Trump also unsuccessfully pressured Gov. Brian Kemp who is also a Republican to abuse his powers to . abuse his . powers . Many of the efforts that Trump and his allies spearheaded in Georgia to . use of the . Republican control of the state legislature and executive branch made it a particularly ripe target for Trumps pressure campaigns. His attorneys appeared before Georgia lawmakers on three times to push bogus claims of election fraud . His attorneys . His lawyers appeared beforeGeorgia lawmakers . His attorney Rudy Giuliani presented the bogus claims . His lawyer Rudy Giuliani present the bogus allegations of voter fraud and the state to . . His . attorney Rudy . Giuliani presented bogus claims about election fraud and tried to file lawsuits of election . The state was targeted with lawsuits of voter irregularities and the State of Georgia to sue the state of
Donald Trump indicted in Georgia 2020 election subversion probe . Donald Trump charged with subverting
