Trump indicted in Georgia: Trump claims press conference report will clear him of all election charges

When audio of a shocking phone call between the sitting president of the United States and a Georgia official in his own party was published in January 2021, few serious political analysts were convinced of Donald Trump’s description of his “perfect” conversation.

On Monday 15 August, it became clear that Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis, as well as members of a grand jury, felt the same way.

John Bowden takes an in-depth look at the call that could end it all.

Mr Trump took to Truth Social on Tuesday morning, writing: “A Large, Complex, Detailed but Irrefutable REPORT on the Presidential Election Fraud which took place in Georgia is almost complete & will be presented by me at a major News Conference at 11:00 A.M. on Monday of next week in Bedminster, New Jersey.”

“Based on the results of this CONCLUSIVE Report, all charges should be dropped against me & others – There will be a complete EXONERATION! They never went after those that Rigged the Election. They only went after those that fought to find the RIGGERS!” he added.

Rachel Sharp reports on some of the key takeaways in the 98-page indictment that covers mob boss law, 30 mystery co-conspirators, and an unmasked plot to overturn an election.

In his latest Truth Social post, Donald Trump says that the “bogus” trials and cases against him should wait until after the 2024 presidential election.

He posted: “All of these Biden Administration bogus trials and cases, including the locals, should be brought after the 2024 Presidential Election. What they have done is already Election Interference, but if the trials are held before the Election, then it would be Interference on a scale never seen in our Country before.”

The former president also posted a new video calling Joe Biden “a compromised president” and a “Manchurian Candidate”.

House Republicans raged against former president Donald Trump’s fourth indictment in Georgia, saying that it was politically targeted. Speaker Kevin McCarthy, who voted to object to the 2020 election results, said “Americans see through this desperate sham.”

Republican Conference Chairwoman Elise Stefanik, who replaced Rep Liz Cheney after Ms Cheney’s repeated critiques of Mr Trump, said Mr Trump “will defeat these bogus charges and win back the White House in 2024.”

But for the most part, Senate Republican leadership stayed silent amid the news of Mr Trump’s latest indictment. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, Whip John Thune, Senate Republican Conference Chairman John Barasso and many other senior Republican leaders in the Senate remained mum.

Eric Garcia has the latest from Capitol Hill.

Donald Trump was not singled out by Fulton County DA Fani Willis — 18 co-defendants were also named in the 98-page document, including the former president’s attorneys Rudy Giuliani and John Eastman and ex-White House chief of staff Mark Meadows.

One of the more surprising names on the list was that of Trevian Kutti, a one-time publicist for the rapper Kanye West.

Joe Sommerlad explains why he was listed as a con-conspirator.

Mr Trump took to Truth Social on Tuesday morning, writing: “A Large, Complex, Detailed but Irrefutable REPORT on the Presidential Election Fraud which took place in Georgia is almost complete & will be presented by me at a major News Conference at 11:00 A.M. on Monday of next week in Bedminster, New Jersey.”