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The Georgia election case against Trump, from the investigation to its end
Overview · reviewed October 28, 2026
Fulton County Fani Willis charged Donald Trump and 18 others in August 2023 with conspiring to overturn his 2020 election loss in Georgia. Four defendants pleaded guilty, but Willis was removed from the case in December 2024 over her relationship with a prosecutor she had hired, and in November 2025 the prosecutor who took it over dropped it.[1][2][3][4]
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Weekly counts, outlets and reports (88 weeks with coverage)
| Week of (UTC) | Left | Center | Right | Of tracked | Share | Receipts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 5, 2026 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 5% | |
| Nov 24, 2025 | 13 | 21 | 4 | 38 | 25% | |
| Nov 10, 2025 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 15 | 8% | |
| Sep 15, 2025 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 19 | 10% | |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3% | |
| Jan 6, 2025 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 3% | |
| Dec 23, 2024 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 5% | |
| Dec 16, 2024 | 21 | 23 | 17 | 61 | 27% | |
| Dec 2, 2024 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 4% | |
| Nov 18, 2024 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 4% | |
| Nov 11, 2024 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 21 | 10% | |
| Nov 4, 2024 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 3% | |
| Oct 28, 2024 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3% | |
| Sep 9, 2024 | 13 | 16 | 9 | 38 | 17% | |
| Jul 15, 2024 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 4% | |
| Jun 10, 2024 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 4% | |
| Jun 3, 2024 | 16 | 20 | 19 | 55 | 24% | |
| May 20, 2024 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 26 | 12% | |
| May 6, 2024 | 14 | 20 | 12 | 46 | 19% | |
| Apr 29, 2024 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 3% | |
| Apr 1, 2024 | 7 | 13 | 7 | 27 | 10% | |
| Mar 25, 2024 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 35 | 14% | |
| Mar 18, 2024 | 14 | 22 | 15 | 51 | 21% | |
| Mar 11, 2024 | 41 | 42 | 22 | 105 | 43% | |
| Mar 4, 2024 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 4% | |
| Feb 26, 2024 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 32 | 13% | |
| Feb 19, 2024 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 3% | |
| Feb 12, 2024 | 23 | 27 | 16 | 66 | 27% | |
| Feb 5, 2024 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 7% | |
| Jan 29, 2024 | 23 | 20 | 11 | 54 | 23% | |
| Jan 22, 2024 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 43 | 18% | |
| Jan 15, 2024 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 41 | 18% | |
| Jan 8, 2024 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 20 | 8% | |
| Dec 18, 2023 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 23 | 10% | |
| Dec 11, 2023 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 19 | 8% | |
| Dec 4, 2023 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 4% | |
| Nov 27, 2023 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 6% | |
| Nov 20, 2023 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 7% | |
| Nov 13, 2023 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 27 | 13% | |
| Oct 23, 2023 | 20 | 27 | 12 | 59 | 25% | |
| Oct 16, 2023 | 26 | 38 | 18 | 82 | 33% | |
| Sep 25, 2023 | 14 | 18 | 13 | 45 | 20% | |
| Sep 18, 2023 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 23 | 10% | |
| Sep 11, 2023 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 27 | 11% | |
| Sep 4, 2023 | 29 | 32 | 25 | 86 | 34% | |
| Aug 28, 2023 | 38 | 41 | 25 | 104 | 39% | |
| Aug 21, 2023 | 42 | 43 | 27 | 112 | 46% | |
| Aug 14, 2023 | 51 | 51 | 27 | 129 | 52% | |
| Aug 7, 2023 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 20 | 8% | |
| Jul 31, 2023 | 19 | 24 | 13 | 56 | 22% | |
| Jul 17, 2023 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 26 | 10% | |
| Jul 10, 2023 | 10 | 16 | 5 | 31 | 13% | |
| May 15, 2023 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 3% | |
| May 1, 2023 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 19 | 7% | |
| Apr 24, 2023 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 22 | 9% | |
| Mar 20, 2023 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 6% | |
| Mar 13, 2023 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 4% | |
| Feb 20, 2023 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 26 | 14% | |
| Feb 13, 2023 | 22 | 27 | 20 | 69 | 38% | |
| Jan 23, 2023 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 34 | 18% | |
| Jan 9, 2023 | 18 | 16 | 6 | 40 | 20% | |
| Nov 28, 2022 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 6% | |
| Nov 21, 2022 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 16 | 10% | |
| Nov 14, 2022 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 6% | |
| Nov 7, 2022 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 7% | |
| Oct 31, 2022 | 14 | 16 | 11 | 41 | 23% | |
| Oct 24, 2022 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 60 | 33% | |
| Oct 17, 2022 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 29 | 16% | |
| Oct 10, 2022 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 3% | |
| Oct 3, 2022 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 23 | 12% | |
| Sep 19, 2022 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 4% | |
| Sep 12, 2022 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2% | |
| Aug 29, 2022 | 13 | 18 | 9 | 40 | 21% | |
| Aug 22, 2022 | 10 | 19 | 8 | 37 | 19% | |
| Aug 15, 2022 | 24 | 29 | 12 | 65 | 36% | |
| Aug 8, 2022 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 16 | 8% | |
| Aug 1, 2022 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 6% | |
| Jul 25, 2022 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 3% | |
| Jul 18, 2022 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 32 | 17% | |
| Jul 11, 2022 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3% | |
| Jul 4, 2022 | 20 | 21 | 10 | 51 | 26% | |
| Jun 6, 2022 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 6% | |
| May 30, 2022 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 18 | 10% | |
| May 23, 2022 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 6% | |
| May 2, 2022 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 30 | 15% | |
| Apr 25, 2022 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1% | |
| Jan 24, 2022 | 17 | 17 | 4 | 38 | 19% | |
| Jan 17, 2022 | 18 | 17 | 5 | 40 | 22% |
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Background
In January 2022 judges approved a special to investigate efforts to overturn the election in Georgia.[5] It subpoenaed Rudy Giuliani and Sen. Lindsey Graham, among others,[6] and Giuliani was told that he was a target.[7] The grand jury finished its work in January 2023,[8] and parts of its report released that February said some witnesses might have lied.[9] Its full report later showed that it had recommended charges against 39 people, including Graham.[10]
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In August 2023 a regular grand jury Trump and 18 others under Georgia's racketeering law.[1][11] Trump surrendered at the Fulton County jail, where he became the first former president to have a mug shot taken,[12][13] and he pleaded not guilty.[14] Scott Hall, Sidney Powell, Kenneth Chesebro and Jenna Ellis pleaded guilty that fall.[15][2][16][17]
In early 2024 Willis acknowledged a "personal relationship" with Nathan Wade, a prosecutor she had hired.[18] The judge let her stay on the case once Wade stepped down,[19] and he dismissed some of the charges.[20][21] An appeals court paused the case to hear Trump's challenge,[22] and in December it removed Willis.[3] The Georgia Supreme Court declined to hear her appeal in September 2025,[23] a new prosecutor took over,[24] and that November the case was dropped.[4] Trump then sought $6.2 million in legal fees from Willis's office.[25]
Supporting stories (25)
- Trump is indicted in Georgia over 2020 election meddling, the 4th criminal case against him
- Sidney Powell pleads guilty in deal with prosecutors over efforts to overturn Trump loss in Georgia
- Appeals court removes prosecutor Fani Willis from Georgia election case against Trump, others
- Georgia case against Trump dropped, ending efforts to punish president over 2020 election aftermath
- Judges approve special grand jury in Georgia election probe
- Georgia subpoenaing Giuliani, Graham in Trump election probe
- Giuliani is the target of a Georgia election probe, his lawyers are told
- Georgia grand jury ends probe of Trump, 2020 election
- Trump election probe grand jury believes some witnesses lied. Live coverage here.
- Georgia special grand jury recommended charges against 39 people, including Sen. Lindsey Graham - Hawaii Tribune-Herald
- How Georgia’s RICO law is central to charges against Trump
- Donald Trump surrenders in Atlanta in fourth criminal case brought against ex-president this year
- Mug shot of Donald Trump during speedy booking at Atlanta jail shows scowling former president
- Trump pleads not guilty in Georgia election subversion case, seeks to sever his case from others
- Trump ally Scott Hall agrees to plea deal in Georgia elections case
- Lawyer Kenneth Chesebro pleads guilty over efforts to overturn Trump's 2020 loss in Georgia
- Ex-Trump lawyer Jenna Ellis pleads guilty in Georgia election interference case
- Fani Willis acknowledges a ‘personal relationship’ with prosecutor she hired in Trump’s Georgia case
- Judge rules DA can stay on Trump Georgia case with ex-boyfriend stepping down
- Judge dismisses some charges against Trump in the Georgia 2020 election interference case
- Judge tosses some counts in Georgia election case against Trump and others
- Georgia Appeals Court halts Trump's election case while Fani Willis disqualification appeal pending
- Georgia Supreme Court declines to hear Fani Willis’ appeal of her removal from Trump election case
- New prosecutor takes on the Georgia election case against Trump and others
- Trump seeks $6.2 million in legal fees from Fani Willis' office over election interference case
The full record
January 2026
November 2025
September 2025
March 2025
December 2024
November 2024
September 2024
July 2024
June 2024
May 2024
- Fani Willis slams Rep. Jordan, calling him a ‘clown’
- Fani Willis and judge presiding over Georgia Trump election case defeat challengers
- Appeals Court To Review Ruling Allowing Fani Willis To Remain On Election Interference Case
- Fulton County officials say by law they don't control Fani Willis' spending in Trump case
April 2024
March 2024
- Trump’s team cites First Amendment in contesting charges in Georgia election interference case
- Trump asks appeals court to review ruling allowing Fani Willis to remain on Georgia election case
- Fulton County DA Fani Willis says despite efforts to slow down Trump case, 'the train is coming'
- Judge clears way for Trump to appeal ruling keeping Fani Willis on Georgia 2020 election case
- Special prosecutor Nathan Wade withdraws from Trump election case in Georgia after controversy over relationship with DA
- GOP Rep Threatens Fani Willis With Contempt Of Congress
- Kemp signs Georgia law reviving prosecutor sanctions panel. Democrats fear it's aimed at Fani Willis
- Judge dismisses six counts in Trump Fulton County indictment
- Judge rules DA can stay on Trump Georgia case with ex-boyfriend stepping down
- Judge dismisses some charges against Trump in the Georgia 2020 election interference case
- Embattled DA Fani Willis faces Democratic challenger in reelection bid
February 2024
- Mark Meadows loses bid to move Georgia election case to federal court
- Ex-law partner evasive as attorneys press for details on Fani Willis' romance in Trump case
- With salacious testimony finished, legal arguments to begin over Fani Willis' future in Trump case
- Nathan Wade’s phone at DA Fani Willis’ home 35 times in months before they claim relationship began: investigator
- Fani Willis
- Will Georgia prosecutor be removed from election case against Donald Trump? Judge to hear arguments
- Georgia judge says DA Fani Willis could be ejected from Trump case if a financial conflict exists
- Hearing to determine if Fani Willis, Nathan Wade must testify about allegations
- Trump co-defendant accuses Georgia prosecutors of lying about when relationship started
- Relationship between DA Fani Willis and Nathan Wade started years earlier than claimed, witness says
- Georgia Republicans say Fani Willis inquiry isn't a 'witch hunt,' but Democrats doubt good faith
- Fani Willis acknowledges a ‘personal relationship’ with prosecutor she hired in Trump’s Georgia case
January 2024
- House Judiciary Committee subpoenas Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis
- Fulton County DA Fani Willis acknowledges personal relationship with the special prosecutor in Trump election case
- DA Fani Willis, prosecutor Nathan Wade subpoenaed to testify in misconduct hearing, per lawsuit
- Georgia state Senate approves special committee investigation into Fani Willis
- Judge orders unsealing of divorce case involving Georgia special prosecutor accused of affair
- Judge delays Trump prosecutor Fani Willis’ deposition in her alleged boyfriend’s divorce case
- Trump accuses DA Fani Willis of inappropriately injecting race into Georgia election case
- Fani Willis accuses estranged wife of special prosecutor of 'interfering' with Trump election case
- Georgia judge sets a hearing on misconduct allegations against Fani Willis in Trump election case
- Fulton County DA defends prosecutor appointed to Trump case amid professional impropriety allegations
- Trump Prosecutor Had Improper Relationship, Co-Defendant Says
- Trump Prosecutor Fani Willis Subpoenaed To Testify In Divorce Case Of Alleged Romantic Partner, Report Says
December 2023
November 2023
- Trump attorney says trial during campaign would be 'election interference' if he is GOP nominee
- A Georgia judge will consider revoking a Trump co-defendant's bond in an election subversion case - The Daily Reporter
- Prosecutor asks judge to revoke bond for Harrison Floyd in Georgia election case
- Georgia prosecutor seeks August trial date for Trump and others in election case
- Georgia judge issues order to prevent future leaks of sensitive evidence in Trump racketeering case
- The Georgia district attorney who charged Trump expects his trial to be underway over Election Day
October 2023
- Ex-Trump lawyer Jenna Ellis pleads guilty in Georgia election interference case
- Jenna Ellis becomes latest Trump lawyer to plead guilty over efforts to overturn Georgia’s election
- Lawyer Kenneth Chesebro pleads guilty over efforts to overturn Trump's 2020 loss in Georgia
- Jury selection will begin in the first trial in the Georgia election case against Trump and others
- Trump says Sidney Powell was ‘never’ his attorney after her guilty plea in Georgia election case
- Sidney Powell vowed to 'release the Kraken' to help Donald Trump. She may now testify against him
- Sidney Powell pleads guilty in deal with prosecutors over efforts to overturn Trump loss in Georgia
September 2023
- Bail bondsman charged alongside Trump in Georgia pleads guilty, becoming first defendant to do so
- Trump ally Scott Hall agrees to plea deal in Georgia elections case
- Trump won't try to move Georgia case to federal court after judge rejected similar bid by Meadows
- Georgia judge orders jurors’ identities to stay secret during Trump election trial
- Lawyers say 3 Republicans who falsely said Trump won Georgia were 'contingent' electors, not fake
- Ex-DOJ official Jeffrey Clark asks to have trial moved to federal court in Georgia election case
- Trump won't be tried with Powell and Chesebro next month in the Georgia election case, a judge rules
- Trump waives right to speedy trial as Georgia prosecutor seeks to try him with 18 others next month
- Georgia election case prosecutors cite fairness in urging 1 trial for Trump and 18 other defendants
- Georgia special grand jury recommended charges against 39 people, including Sen. Lindsey Graham - Hawaii Tribune-Herald
- Judge rejects Mark Meadows’ bid to move Georgia election interference case to federal court
- Special grand jury report that aided Georgia probe leading to Trump's indictment is set for release
- Fani Willis rips into Jim Jordan over probe of Trump election case: ‘You lack a basic understanding of the law’
- Trump tells judge he may try to move Georgia election interference case to federal court
- Wednesday live hearing could determine how quickly Fulton County election subversion case moves
- Georgia judge rules that Sidney Powell and Kenneth Chesebro can be tried together starting Oct. 23
- Mark Meadows pleads not guilty to charges in Georgia election case and waives right to arraignment
August 2023
- Rudy Giuliani pleads not guilty in Georgia election case, won't attend arraignment hearing
- Trump trial: Major proceedings in Georgia election interference case will be live streamed, judge says
- As Trump and Republicans target Georgia's Fani Willis for retribution, the state's governor opts out
- Trump pleads not guilty in Georgia election subversion case, seeks to sever his case from others
- First Trump co-defendant pleads not guilty in Georgia election case
- Former Trump attorney Sidney Powell pleads not guilty in Georgia election case
- The only defendant in the Georgia election indictment to spend time in jail is released on bond
- Judge to hear arguments on Mark Meadows' request to move Georgia election case to federal court
- Trump and 18 others charged in the Georgia election case are scheduled to be arraigned on Sept. 6
- Trump chief of staff Meadows says actions laid out in Georgia indictment were part of his job
- Harrison Floyd—Only Jailed Trump Co-Defendant—Released On Bond After Five Nights In Georgia Jail
- Trump replaces top Georgia lawyer ahead of surrender
- House Republicans launch investigation into Fulton County DA after Trump indictment
- Fulton County D.A. Fani Willis proposes new Oct. 23 trial date for Trump and 18 co-defendants
- GOP-Led House Judiciary Committee Will Reportedly Open Investigation Into Fani Willis
- Judge rejects Mark Meadows' request to postpone surrender and arrest in Fulton County
- Mug shot of Donald Trump during speedy booking at Atlanta jail shows scowling former president
- Donald Trump surrenders in Atlanta in fourth criminal case brought against ex-president this year
- Giuliani surrenders at Fulton County Jail, judge sets bond
- Attorney John Eastman surrenders on charges in Trump's Georgia 2020 election subversion case
- Trump plans to surrender Thursday in Georgia election case
- Trump plans to turn himself in Thursday at Fulton County Jail
- Former Trump attorney John Eastman agrees to $100,000 bond, release conditions in Fulton County criminal case
- Former President Donald Trump's bond is set at $200,000 in Georgia case
- Judge Denies Ex-Trump Aide Mark Meadows’ Bid To Stop His Arrest In Georgia Election Case
- Trump cancels press conference on Georgia election fraud claims, citing attorneys’ advice
- Georgia state senator aims to impeach DA Fani Willis over Trump charges: ‘America is under attack
- First Trump co-defendant surrenders to Fulton County jail
- Authorities investigate threats against grand jurors who indicted Trump in Georgia
- Trump, co-defendants in Georgia election case expected to be booked in Fulton County jail, sheriff says
- Republican Georgia Gov. Kemp Blasts Trump (Again): Refutes Election Fraud Claims After Ex-President’s RICO Indictment
- Meadows trying to move Fulton County case to federal court
- ‘Mishap’ caused erroneous release of list of Trump charges
- Georgia prosecutor seeks March trial date for Trump and 18 others in election case
- How a law associated with mobsters is central to charges against Trump
- How Georgia’s RICO law is central to charges against Trump
- Trump’s expected Georgia surrender and debate no-show shatter campaign conventionality
- Georgia court website publishes, then takes down, list of criminal charges against Trump - Boston News, Weather, Sports
- Who is Fani Willis, the Atlanta prosecutor expected to seek charges over Trump’s 2020 election subversion bid?
- Can Trump and his allies be pardoned for charges in the Georgia indictment?
- In Georgia, cameras could sharpen the focus on Trump in the courtroom
- Georgia prosecutors have messages showing Trump’s team is behind voting system breach
- Trump is indicted in Georgia over 2020 election meddling, the 4th criminal case against him
- Trump lashes out at Fani Willis over "strategically stalled" indictment
- Prosecutors have started presenting Georgia election investigation to grand jury
- Georgia sheriff vows to get Trump’s mug shot if he’s indicted in Fulton County election case
July 2023
- Trump could be indicted soon in Georgia. Here's a look at that investigation
- Fulton County DA says work is done in Trump probe and 'we're ready to go'
- Trump attempt to derail Georgia election investigation rejected by judge
- Georgia Supreme Court rejects Trump attempt to thwart prosecutor in 2020 election probe
- Trump asks Georgia courts to disqualify DA Fani Willis and quash grand jury report on 2020 election
- A grand jury sworn in Tuesday could decide whether Trump is charged over Georgia's 2020 election
May 2023
April 2023
March 2023
February 2023
- Trump lawyers blast election probe after grand juror speaks
- Georgia grand jury foreperson: "I don't think you will be shocked" by indictments
- Georgia Grand Jury Recommended Charging Multiple People in Trump Election Probe for Range of Crimes, Report Says
- Atlanta special grand jury investigating Trump 2020 election reports finds possible witness perjury
- Judge to release parts of Georgia special grand jury report
- Trump election probe grand jury believes some witnesses lied. Live coverage here.
January 2023
November 2022
October 2022
- US Supreme Court Clears Way for Graham to Testify in Georgia Election Probe
- Mark Meadows ordered by court to testify in Georgia 2020 election meddling probe
- Thomas temporarily blocks Graham testimony in Georgia
- Graham asks Supreme Court to intervene after election ruling
- Appeals court rules Lindsey Graham must testify in Georgia election probe
- Graham asks appeals court to quash subpoena for grand jury testimony in Georgia 2020 election probe
- Flynn, Gingrich testimony sought in Georgia election probe
September 2022
August 2022
- Judge again denies Graham’s effort to skirt Georgia subpoena
- Trump Lawyer John Eastman Takes Fifth Before Georgia Grand Jury in Election Interference Probe
- Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp Must Testify in Trump Election Interference Probe, Judge Rules
- Trump election probe in Georgia cites voting system breach
- Georgia Governor Kemp’s Lawyers Argue He Can’t Be Subpoenaed in 2020 Trump Probe
- Mark Meadows, Sidney Powell Testimony Sought in Georgia Election Probe
- Giuliani says he 'satisfied' obligation with Ga. grand jury
- Trump legal adviser ordered to testify in Ga. election probe
- Giuliani is the target of a Georgia election probe, his lawyers are told
- Court puts on hold Graham's testimony in Ga. election probe
- Judge won't let Graham delay testimony in election probe
- Giuliani faces grand jury in Georgia 2020 election probe
- Federal judge rules that Graham must testify in Georgia 2020 investigation
- Giuliani ordered to appear for testimony in Georgia election probe
July 2022
- Sen. Lindsey Graham challenges 2020 Georgia election probe subpoena
- Georgia Prosecutor Fani Willis Disqualified From Investigating Trump ‘Fake Elector' in Criminal Probe
- Rudy Giuliani ordered to testify in Georgia 2020 election probe
- Georgia Fake Electors May Face Charges in Election Probe
- Judge orders Lindsey Graham to testify before grand jury in Trump election probe
- Georgia Grand Jury Investigating Trump Election Interference Subpoenas Sen. Lindsey Graham, Rudy Giuliani
- Georgia subpoenaing Giuliani, Graham in Trump election probe
May 2022
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