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Monday, April 20, 2026

What you need to know about Jeffrey Clark’s 2020 election charges - PBS NewsHour

Who is indicted alongside former President Donald Trump in the Georgia election case? Meet some of his co-defendants and read more about their specific charges.

Conservative lawyer Jeffrey Clark was one of 18 people indicted alongside Trump for participating in what prosecutors describe as a wide-ranging effort to overturn Georgia’s 2020 election results.

Clark is also believed to be one of the six co-conspirators listed in the Justice Department’s indictment of Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election. Though Trump is the only person charged in the indictment, the other co-conspirators, who are not yet named in the indictment, could still face charges.

READ MORE: Read the full Georgia indictment against Trump and 18 allies

What charges does Clark face in Georgia?

Clark was charged on two counts:

  • Violation of the Georgia RICO act
  • Criminal attempt to commit false statements and writings

What does the Fulton County indictment allege?

The indictment focuses on two attempts by Clark to send a document he wrote to Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp, Speaker of the Georgia House of Representatives David Ralston, and President Pro Tempore of the Georgia Senate Butch Miller after the 2020 election.

Clark first emailed Acting Attorney General Jeffrey Rosen and Acting Assistant Deputy Attorney General Richard Donoghue on Dec. 28, 2020, asking for permission to notify the Georgia officials that the Department of Justice had “identified significant concerns that may have impacted the...



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