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Timeline: What Georgia prosecutors are looking at as they investigate Trump’s efforts to overturn the election

By Marshall Cohen, Jason Morris and Christopher Hickey, CNN
Published August 5, 2021
https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2021/08/politics/trump-georgia-2020-election/

Washington (CNN) – Prosecutors in Georgia are still investigating whether former President Donald Trump broke any laws when he tried to overturn his 2020 defeat in the hotly contested state. The probe ramped up earlier this year, with a grand jury convening in Atlanta.

Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis has said the criminal investigation includes potential “solicitation of election fraud, the making of false statements to state and local governmental bodies, conspiracy, racketeering, violation of oath of office and any involvement in violence or threats related to the election’s administration.”

Months after the election, new information is still coming to light about Trump’s potentially unlawful effort to overturn the results. Recent reports indicate that he considered installing a loyalist as acting attorney general at the Justice Department — someone who agreed with Trump’s false claims about voter fraud and was prepared to pressure election officials in Georgia to overturn the results.

Trump has claimed he didn’t do anything wrong and that the state investigation is politically motivated. Willis, who is a Democrat, was elected to her post last year.

Here’s a breakdown of what Georgia prosecutors will likely scrutinize as they piece together the timeline of Trump’s public pressure campaign, his private calls to state officials overseeing the election, related litigation and more.

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