Former president Donald Trump has been indicted on four charges in connection to his efforts to overturn the 2020 election results and his role for the riot at the Capitol on January 6th 2021. We're still going through the 45 page indictment but here are the charges conspiracy to defraud the United States conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding, obstruction of an attempt to an official proceeding and conspiracy against rights. Federal prosecutors say Trump was determined to remain in power using conspiracies that targeted *** bedrock function of the United States federal government. The nation's process of collecting counting and certifying the results of the presidential election. Prosecutors have asked the court to set an initial appearance date for this Thursday in Washington. I'm Christopher.
Who are the Trump co-conspirators in the 2020 election interference indictment?
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Updated: 7:39 PM CDT Aug 1, 2023
The indictment against Donald Trump in the special counsel’s probe into January 6, 2021, and efforts to overturn the 2020 election says that he “enlisted co-conspirators to assist him in his criminal efforts.”The charging documents repeatedly reference six of these co-conspirators, but as is common practice, their identities are withheld because they have not been charged with any crimes. Co-Conspirator 1:Among other things, the indictment quotes from a voicemail that Co-Conspirator 1 left “for a United States Senator” on January 6, 2021. Co-Conspirator 2:Among other things, the indictment says Co-Conspirator 2 “circulated a two-page memorandum” with a plan for Vice President Mike Pence to overturn the 2020 election while presiding over the Electoral College certification on January 6, 2021. Co-Conspirator 3:The indictment says Co-Conspirator 3 “filed a lawsuit against the Governor of Georgia” on November 25, 2020, alleging “massive election fraud” and that the lawsuit was “dismissed” on December 7, 2020. Co-Conspirator 4:The indictment identifies Co-Conspirator 4 as “a Justice Department official.” Co-Conspirator 5:Among other things, the indictment references an “email memorandum” that Co-Conspirator 5 “sent” on December 13, 2020, about the fake elector's plot.The identity of Co-Conspirator 6 is unclear:The indictment says they are “a political consultant who helped implement a plan to submit fraudulent slates of presidential electors to obstruct the certification proceeding.” The indictment also further ties this person to the fake elector slate in Pennsylvania.
The indictment against Donald Trump in the special counsel’s probe into January 6, 2021, and efforts to overturn the 2020 election says that he “enlisted co-conspirators to assist him in his criminal efforts.”
The charging documents repeatedly reference six of these co-conspirators, but as is common practice, their identities are withheld because they have not been charged with any crimes.
Co-Conspirator 1:
Among other things, the indictment quotes from a voicemail that Co-Conspirator 1 left “for a United States Senator” on January 6, 2021.
Co-Conspirator 2:
Among other things, the indictment says Co-Conspirator 2 “circulated a two-page memorandum” with a plan for Vice President Mike Pence to overturn the 2020 election while presiding over the Electoral College certification on January 6, 2021.
Co-Conspirator 3:
The indictment says Co-Conspirator 3 “filed a lawsuit against the Governor of Georgia” on November 25, 2020, alleging “massive election fraud” and that the lawsuit was “dismissed” on December 7, 2020.
Co-Conspirator 4:
The indictment identifies Co-Conspirator 4 as “a Justice Department official.”
Co-Conspirator 5:
Among other things, the indictment references an “email memorandum” that Co-Conspirator 5 “sent” on December 13, 2020, about the fake elector's plot.
The identity of Co-Conspirator 6 is unclear:
The indictment says they are “a political consultant who helped implement a plan to submit fraudulent slates of presidential electors to obstruct the certification proceeding.” The indictment also further ties this person to the fake elector slate in Pennsylvania.
