The six unnamed co-conspirators listed in Special Counsel Jack Smith’s latest indictment of Donald Trump, relating to alleged efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election, could face trouble in the Peach State.
The grand jury, acting under Smith’s guidance, chose to indict only Trump, apparently to expedite bringing the former president to trial, but said that there were six co-conspirators linked to the plot to keep Trump in office.
Slate explained that “a trial with multiple defendants inevitably slows it down with pretrial motions from each, cross-examination of government witnesses by each defendants’ lawyers, and additional witnesses put on by each defendant.”
However, Fulton County, Georgia, District Attorney Fani Willis is expected to seek indictments this month from a grand jury in Atlanta. The New York Times reported that nearly 20 people have been warned that they could face charges. Among those targeted are some of the co-conspirators listed in the indictment prepared by Smith’s team.
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