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Story · November 4, 2023

Georgia case remains active around Trump as of Nov. 4, 2023

By The Daily Fuckup Newsroom · From The Daily Fuckup: November 4, 2023 Edition

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As of Nov. 4, 2023, the Fulton County election-interference case against Donald Trump and others remained active. Prosecutors had indicted Trump and 18 co-defendants in August on racketeering and related charges tied to efforts to undo his 2020 defeat in Georgia.

The indictment centers on Trump’s Jan. 2, 2021, call with Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, in which Trump urged him to find enough votes to change the result. But the charging document goes further than that call. It lays out allegations involving pressure on state officials, false elector activity and efforts to disrupt the certification of Georgia’s presidential vote.

The case had not produced a new Nov. 4 ruling, but it remained a live criminal proceeding and part of Trump’s broader legal calendar. The indictment kept the Georgia election case pending while Trump continued his bid for the Republican nomination.

The broader significance was straightforward: the 2020 Georgia fight was not finished. By Nov. 4, 2023, the indictment was still on the books, and the prosecution was still moving through the courts.

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