Trump 2020 Election Indictment: Timeline of the Case

Aug. 1, 2023, 9:47 PM UTC

Donald Trump was criminally charged for his efforts to overturn the 2020 election, more than two years after a violent mob of his supporters stormed the US Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021 to disrupt a certification of the results.

The attack was the culmination of an unsuccessful push by Trump allies to undo President Joe Biden’s wins in battleground states.

Congress and the Justice Department investigated, and the case was ultimately assigned to a special counsel, Jack Smith, who brought the latest charges in federal court in Washington.

See also: The Trump Classified Documents Investigation: A Timeline

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