Donald Trump and 18 allies indicted in Georgia over 2020 election meddling

Former US president Donald Trump has been indicted in Georgia with scheming to overturn his 2020 election loss in the state. Picture: AP Photo/Seth Wenig

Donald Trump and 18 allies have been indicted in Georgia with scheming to overturn his 2020 election loss in the state.

Prosecutors turned to a statute normally associated with mobsters to accuse the former president, lawyers and other top aides in a sweeping criminal conspiracy aimed at keeping him in power.