A grand jury in Georgia that has been investigating former President Donald Trump over his efforts to undo the 2020 election results in that state has returned an indictment, though it was not immediately clear against whom.
UPDATE: Link to the indictment which includes 19 total defendants charged under 41 counts.
For us who are not American, can you please explain what is meant by the indictments where returned?
Of course! A “grand jury” is essentially a group of citizens who decide whether there is enough evidence to accuse someone of a crime. An “indictment” is the document that lists the crimes that the grand jury is charging the suspect with, saying that there is enough evidence to try him in court.
So this is saying that the Georgia grand jury has decided to charge Trump (and an unknown number of others) with crimes linked in some way with interfering in the 2020 Election in Georgia. The case will now eventually go to trial.
Let me know if there’s anything that’s unclear (or incorrect I’m not a lawyer haha)
Thank you for your reply! This is clear.
if you are into reading this is a very thorough explanation of both the process in general and how it applies to this particular case going on