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The Fulton County case against Donald Trump and 18 co-defendants was still in its first week on August 17, 2023, after a grand jury returned the indictment on August 14 and the clerk’s office said an earlier docket sheet was only a test document. Authorities were also investigating reported threats against grand jurors.
Why it matters: Georgia indictment fallout, with the clerk’s fake docket-sheet glitch corrected
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The Fulton County indictment was returned on August 14, 2023, and by August 20 it was still steering Trump’s campaign conversation toward the case instead of the campaign itself.
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The Fulton County indictment was returned on August 14, 2023, and by August 20 it was still steering Trump’s campaign conversation toward the case instead of the campaign itself.
The Fulton County case against Donald Trump and 18 co-defendants was still in its first week on August 17, 2023, after a grand jury returned the indictment on August 14 and the clerk’s office said an earlier docket sheet was only a test document. Authorities were also investigating reported threats against grand jurors.
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