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Indictment returned in Georgia as grand jury wraps up Trump election probe (apnews.com)

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A grand jury in Georgia that has been investigating former President Donald Trump over his efforts to undo the 2020 election results in that state has returned an indictment, though it was not immediately clear against whom.

UPDATE: Link to the indictment which includes 19 total defendants charged under 41 counts.

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[–] btaf45@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

setting a precedent for local prosecutors to bring charges against former Presidents

We very much want to set the precedent that Presidents are not above the law. Without that precedent the country will not remain a democracy.

You can imagine political revenge by some rinky dink GOP prosecutor in Oklahoma or something indicting Biden out of spite.

They would have to have 12 random citizen jurors agree that the charges are serious. We have checks and balances for that.