by a grand jury in Washington, D.C., as part of the Justice Department's probe into efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election. by a grand jury in Washington, D.C., investigating efforts to overturn the 2020 election, including conspiracy to defraud the United States and witness tampering
"The Defendant, Donald J. Trump, was the forty-fifth President of the United States and a candidate for re-election in 2020," the indictment begins. "The Defendant lost the 2020 election." Trump is expected to appear in court on Thursday. The case was assigned to U.S. District Court Judge Tanya Chutkan, an appointee of Trump's predecessor, Barack Obama, in 2014. Judge Chutkan was confirmed unanimously by the Senate in 2014.
In a statement Tuesday evening, Trump's campaign baselessly called the indictment a "pathetic attempt" by the Biden administration and the Justice Department to interfere with next year's election. The former president could still face more legal trouble in the weeks ahead. Charges in the Fulton County, Georgia, District Attorney's probe into efforts to overturn the state's 2020 election results could come in early August.
Prosecutors have questioned multiple Trump administration officials before a grand jury in Washington, including former Vice President Mike Pence, who was repeatedly pressured by Trump to ignore his constitutional duty and block the counting in Congress of electoral votes on Jan. 6.
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