WASHINGTON, Aug 15 (Reuters) - Former President Donald Trump again stands accused of illegally trying to overturn the 2020 election results to stay in power. But for the first time some allies and closest advisers also face criminal charges for their roles in the alleged scheme.
Already charged by a federal grand jury in Washington with orchestrating a plot to overturn the election, Trump is the lead defendant in a parallel case in Georgia now, charged with racketeering and other crimes along with aides and associates listed below.
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Not listed are nine lesser-known Georgia officials charged with additional crimes ranging from perjury to conspiracy to commit computer theft in addition to racketeering.
Mark Meadows, who went from being one of Trump's top Republican allies in the U.S. House of Representatives to his White House chief of staff, attended White House meetings related to attempts to undo Trump's election defeat.
The indictment alleges he helped to fuel the conspiracy by making false statements about the election and conspired with Trump to develop a plan to disrupt and delay the congressional certification of the electoral votes on Jan. 6, 2021.
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