The latest criminal indictment of Donald Trump | First Thing

The Republican governor of Georgia refutes the former president's claims that the 2020 presidential election was stolen, and more. Plus: the slow recovery process after Hawaii's wildfires

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The fallout continues from the latest criminal indictment of Donald Trump, this time in Georgia on state racketeering and conspiracy charges over efforts to reverse his defeat in the 2020 presidential election.

Chris Christie, the Republican former governor of New Jersey, immediately endorsed Kemp's statement. This is a strong leader telling the truth. Others should try it," said Christie, who is challenging Trump for the party's 2024 presidential nomination.

Polls now put Christie as second to Trump's 40-point lead in New Hampshire as Ron DeSantis fades in the race.

What exactly is the Georgia racketeering Rico" law that prosecutors used to charge Trump and his cohorts? The basic premise of the Rico charge is that the unlawful enterprise was built and established and maintained for the singular unlawful purpose to overthrow the election and deny Georgians their right to vote," said Anthony Michael Kreis, a Georgia State University law professor.

Thirty unnamed, unindicted co-conspirators are mentioned in the racketeering charge. While Georgia prosecutors charged Trump alongside 18 of his closest confidantes, the racketeering charge also detailed the involvement of 30 unnamed co-conspirators.

Who are the main characters in Trump's Georgia case? Here's a detailed breakdown of Trump's 18 co-defendants, who include the lawyers Rudy Giuliani and John Eastman, and Mark Meadows, Trump's former White House chief of staff.

Maui county has released the first names of people killed in last week's wildfires, as search and rescue efforts continue to recover the bodies of the victims.

One survivors recounted her harrowing escape from the Maui blaze by jumping into the ocean alongside infants, elderly people and burn victims.