Donald Trump faces four charges over efforts to overturn results of 2020 election

Latest criminal case before ex-president comes just weeks after he was charged with retaining national defense informationAnalysis: latest indictment finally holds Trump to account

Trump, who leads the Republican primary field for president in 2024, attacked his latest indictment in a lengthy statement from his Bedminster club in New Jersey. Picture: AP Photo/George Walker IV, File

Federal prosecutors have charged Donald Trump over his efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election in a desperate attempt to stay in power, the latest criminal case before the former president that comes just weeks after he was charged with retaining national defense information.

The indictment, filed in federal district court in Washington, charges Trump with one count of conspiracy to defraud the United States, one count of conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding, obstruction of and attempt to obstruct an official proceeding, and conspiracy against rights.