Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis has indicated that former President Donald Trump and others in his circle may face indictment soon for their alleged crimes in attempting to overturn Georgia’s 2020 election results. The investigation has been ongoing for over two and a half years, and if Trump is charged, it would mark his fourth indictment since April. This could potentially be a historic moment in American history, as a local prosecutor charges a former president for his efforts to hold onto power.
Here is a timeline of the key events leading up to this possible indictment:
2020
– November 3: Joe Biden, a Democrat, wins the presidential election, defeating Republican incumbent Donald Trump. Biden’s victory includes a narrow win in Georgia, a state that had previously not voted for a Democrat in a presidential election since 1992. Fani Willis is elected as the district attorney of Fulton County, Georgia.
– November 6: Trump tweets about “missing military ballots” in Georgia and falsely claims that he won the state.
– November 12: Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, a Republican, states that there is no evidence of voter fraud in the state.
– November 13: Republican Senator Lindsey Graham of South Carolina makes calls to Raffensperger, raising suspicions that he wanted certain mail-in ballots to be invalidated. Graham denies these allegations.
– November 20: Raffensperger and Georgia Governor Brian Kemp certify the election results.
– November 25: Trump allies file a lawsuit against Kemp, alleging “massive election fraud” by a voting machine company.
– November 26: Trump calls Raffensperger an “enemy of the people.”
– December 1: Gabriel Sterling, a Republican election official in Georgia, urges Trump to accept his loss and criticizes his potentially harmful rhetoric.
– December 3: Georgia’s state Senate holds a hearing on “election integrity” featuring Rudy Giuliani and John Eastman, former legal advisors to Trump. Giuliani spreads baseless conspiracy theories, including allegations of votes being cast on behalf of dead people.
– December 5: Trump demands Kemp to open a special legislative session and order an audit of mail-in ballots, but Kemp refuses.
– December 6: Trump-allied attorney Kenneth Chesebro proposes a controversial strategy to appoint alternate electors who are loyal to Trump in several states in an attempt to overturn the election.
– December 7: The lawsuit against Kemp alleging election fraud is dismissed.
– December 8: Trump calls Georgia Attorney General Christopher Carr, who confirms that there is no evidence to support the claims of fraud.
– December 9: A memo circulated among Trump allies explains how alternate electors could “mimic” legitimate electors.
– December 10: Giuliani testifies about alleged election irregularities in a Georgia House committee.
– December 14: Members of the Electoral College cast their votes, officially confirming Biden’s win. However, a group of fake electors also gathers, claiming to support Trump.
– December 15: Justice Department officials rebuke Giuliani’s claims about Georgia election workers during a White House meeting.
– December 23: Trump urges an election investigator to find fraud during a recorded phone call.
– December 30: Giuliani spreads misinformation during a Georgia Senate subcommittee hearing.
2021
– January 1: Fani Willis takes office as the district attorney of Fulton County.
– January 2: Trump is recorded telling Raffensperger to “find” enough votes to overturn the election results in Georgia.
– January 6: Trump and his allies give speeches at a rally in Washington, D.C., where they continue spreading election falsehoods. The rally leads to a deadly riot at the U.S. Capitol.
– January 7: A Republican official is captured on surveillance video allowing access to data experts before a potential breach of the county’s voting systems.
– January 18: Another Republican official grants access to data experts in the same office.
– February 11: Willis requests that Kemp, Raffensperger, and Carr preserve documents related to her high-priority investigation into Trump’s phone call on January 2, 2021.
– 2022
– January 20: Willis asks the county’s chief judge to form a special purpose grand jury to assist in her investigation.
– January 30: Willis requests a risk assessment and security resources from the FBI for the county courthouse due to Trump’s rhetoric about the investigation.
– May 2: The special purpose grand jury is convened and begins interviewing witnesses and subpoenaing documents.
– June 2: Raffensperger testifies before the grand jury.
– June 29: Hice is subpoenaed to appear before the grand jury.
– July 6: Willis’ office requests the judge to compel witness testimony from Giuliani, Graham, Eastman, Chesebro, and others.
– August 15: Giuliani is described as a target of the investigation by Fulton County prosecutors.
– November 22: Graham appears before the grand jury.
2023
– January 9: The grand jury completes its work and submits a report.
– January 24: Willis indicates that it is inappropriate to release the report at that time.
– February 16: A small portion of the report is released, revealing that the grand jurors found no widespread fraud that could have overturned the election. They also suggest perjury may have been committed by witnesses.
– March 20: Trump’s attorneys ask the court to quash the grand jury’s report and remove Willis from the case.
– May 5: It is revealed that at least eight alternate electors have accepted immunity deals.
– May 18: Willis indicates potential indictments could be forthcoming between July 31 and August 18.
July 31: The court rejects Trump’s attempts to quash the grand jury’s report and remove Willis from the case.
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