Georgia prosecutors eye criminal solicitation crimes in Trump inquiry
by Hugo Lowell in Atlanta, Georgia from World news | The Guardian on (#6D8P4)
Exclusive: Fulton county DA has identified multiple state election crimes in the 2020 election investigation, sources say
The Fulton county district attorney investigating Donald Trump's efforts to overturn the 2020 election results in Georgia in recent weeks has weighed several potential statutes under which to charge, including solicitation to commit election fraud and conspiracy to commit election fraud, according to two people briefed on the matter.
The move by the Fulton county district attorney, Fani Willis, to identify a list of potential charges marks a major juncture in the criminal investigation and suggests prosecutors are on course to ask a grand jury to return indictments next month.
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