Charges against Trump appear briefly on Fulton court site
Former President Donald Trump could be facing a racketeering charge plus 12 other felony counts, according to Reuters, which took a screenshot of a charging document against Trump from the county clerk’s website.
The document was apparently posted by mistake because the grand jury is still seated and hearing the case against Trump and his allies. That means these charges would be the ones the district attorney’s office is seeking but still must be approved by a majority vote of the 23-member grand jury. The document is no longer on the court’s site.
The documents says Trump faces charges of: RICO; three counts of solicitation of violation of oath by public officer; one count of conspiracy to commit impersonating an officer; two counts of conspiracy to commit forgery in the first degree; two counts of conspiracy to commit false statements and writings; one count of filing false documents; and two counts of false statement and writings.
The alleged crimes were committed on various dates from Nov. 4, 2020, the day after the presidential election, until Sept. 17, 2021.
A spokesman for District Attorney Fani Willis said Monday that the initial Reuters post, which said charges had been filed, was inaccurate.
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Bill Rankin has been an AJC reporter for more than 30 years. His father, Jim Rankin, worked as an editor for the newspaper for 26 years, retiring in 1986. Bill has primarily covered the state’s court system, doing all he can do to keep the scales of justice on an even keel. Since 2015, he has been the host of the newspaper’s Breakdown podcast.
