2020 Election Investigations: Timeline of Donald Trump’s Indictment
Former President Donald Trump Indicted on Charges Related to Attempted Election Overturn
Former President Donald Trump was indicted by a grand jury in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday on charges related to his alleged attempts to overturn the 2020 election after a lengthy investigation into his actions.
Since the Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021, Trump has faced several investigations into his actions after the 2020 election leading to the indictment handed down earlier this week. Here is a timeline of the investigations into Trump’s actions to allegedly attempt to overturn his 2020 election loss to Joe Biden.
Donald Trump Indicted: Three Takeaways from Former President’s Third Indictment
- Nov. 3, 2020: Election Day 2020. Then-President Donald Trump is seeking a second term against former Vice President Joe Biden. A winner is not projected by the media within 24 hours of the polls closing, as is usually the case, because of an influx of vote-by-mail due to the coronavirus pandemic, which is slowing vote counting. In the early morning hours of Nov. 4, Trump declares victory despite no media outlet projecting the election for either candidate.
- Nov. 7, 2020: Major media outlets project Biden will defeat Trump in the presidential election. Trump doubles down on his claims that he won the election, tweeting, “I WON THIS ELECTION, BY A LOT!”
- Nov. 14, 2020: Trump launches his scheme to overturn the 2020 election and “defraud the United States,” the indictment against Trump claims.
- Jan. 6, 2021: Trump holds a rally at the Ellipse after days of pressuring then-Vice President Mike Pence to reject the certified slate of electors in a bid to overturn the results of the presidential election. Pence does not reject the electors, arguing his role in the certification of the election is simply ceremonial. Rioters descend on the Capitol, forcing Pence and members of Congress to evacuate. Eventually, the riots are quelled, and lawmakers return and certify the election for Biden.
- Jan. 13, 2021: Trump is impeached by the House of Representatives for one article of “incitement of insurrection.” The vote is 232-197, with 10 Republicans joining all Democrats.
- Jan. 20, 2021: Trump leaves office, allegedly with classified documents, as Biden is sworn in as president at noon.
- Feb. 13, 2021: Trump, now the former president, is acquitted of the impeachment charge by the Senate after a majority, but not two-thirds, of the Senate votes to convict. The vote is 57-43, with seven Republicans joining all Democrats and independents.
- July 1, 2021: The House Jan. 6 committee is formed by a nearly party-line vote.
- June 9, 2022: The House Jan. 6 committee holds its first prime-time hearing with a heavy focus on Trump’s actions surrounding the Capitol riot.
- Nov. 15, 2022: Trump announces his 2024 presidential campaign.
- Nov. 18, 2022: Attorney General Merrick Garland announces the appointment of Jack Smith as special counsel to continue investigations into Trump regarding his alleged mishandling of classified documents and his alleged attempts to overturn the 2020 election.
- Dec. 19, 2022: The House Jan. 6 committee holds its final hearing before disbanding at the end of the congressional term. The committee releases its report, with criminal referrals to the Department of Justice.
- June 8, 2023: Trump is indicted by a grand jury after Smith’s investigation into the former president’s alleged mishandling of classified documents.
- July 18, 2023: Trump claims he has received a target letter from the grand jury in Washington, D.C., weighing charges for his alleged attempts to overturn the 2020 election.
- Aug. 1, 2023: Trump is indicted on four counts, including conspiracy to defraud the United States, conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding, obstruction of and attempt to obstruct an official proceeding, and conspiracy against rights.
- Aug. 3, 2023: Trump is scheduled to be arraigned at a federal courthouse in Washington.
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This is the third case in which Trump has been indicted this year, and it is his second federal indictment. The former president was indicted in Manhattan on charges related to business records falsification in March and in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida for charges related to his alleged mishandling of classified documents. Smith also led the investigation in the classified documents case. Trump is the first president, current or former, to be indicted.
Trump is widely expected to be indicted by a grand jury in Georgia later in the month over different charges related to his alleged attempts to overturn the 2020 election.
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