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A YamoahFederal prosecutors have charged Ex-President Trump over his efforts to overturn the presidential results of the 2020 election.
Ruby Giuliani, John Eastman, Sidney Powell, Ken Chesebro and Jeff Clark, a former department of Justice Employee.
played a central role in Trump’s efforts to overturn the election.
The indictment caps an inquiry into events surrounding the deadly January 6 riot at Capitol.
Donald Trump denies wrong doing.
The indictment claims the then-president allegedly used “deceit” to get election officials in seven states to “subvert the legitimate election results and change electoral votes”.
Trump, already charged in two other cases with mishandling
classified file and over a porn star’s hush-money payment.
He is also expected to face state charges in Georgia over efforts to reverse his defeat to Joe Biden in the 2020 election.
Mr Trump is due to appear to court on Thursday before US District Judge Tanya Chutkan, Obama’s appointee, in Washington DC.
The 45-page indictment charges six unnamed co-conspirators they include four lawyers, a justice, department official and a political consultant.
About Trump’s allegations of voter fraud, prosecutors says “These claims were false and the defendant knew that they were false”.
Also, after failing to convince Vice-President Pence,
to attempt to block the congressional certification of Mr. Biden as President,
Trump continued including the day of the riot trying to cling power.
Mr. Trump vowed to keep running for the white house, regardless of weather he is convicted.
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