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AJC IN-DEPTH: Inside the campaign to undermine Georgia’s 2020 election

November 21, 2020 Atlanta - Pro-Trump protesters, some with flags and signs, attend a rally against the results of the U.S. presidential election outside the Georgia State Capitol on Saturday, November 21, 2020. Several different groups converged at the Capitol for a rally to show support for and against President Donald Trump. (Photo: Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)

Credit: HYOSUB SHIN / AJC

Credit: HYOSUB SHIN / AJC

November 21, 2020 Atlanta - Pro-Trump protesters, some with flags and signs, attend a rally against the results of the U.S. presidential election outside the Georgia State Capitol on Saturday, November 21, 2020. Several different groups converged at the Capitol for a rally to show support for and against President Donald Trump. (Photo: Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)
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Aug 14, 2023

Following the 2020 presidential election, Georgia was at the center of one of the biggest election disputes of modern American history.

What happened between Nov. 2020 and Jan. 2021 is now at the center of a probe by Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis, which is expected to result in criminal charges against former President Donald Trump and his allies.

Read the AJC’s Toner Prize-winning story about what happened here.

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