Trump Charges in Georgia Over 2020 Could Lead to Bigger Fed Case
- Double jeopardy won’t apply between state, federal cases
- State case could test testimony, evidence for federal probe
Donald Trump in 2020.
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The first major criminal charges that Donald Trump could face for interfering in the 2020 election might come from Atlanta — and what happens in Georgia isn’t expected to stay in Georgia.
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis said her decision is “imminent” on whether to indict the former president, which would make him the first US president charged with a crime. That decision will have a ripple effect on the Justice Department’s special counsel probe and other investigations circling Trump.