Former President Donald Trump has been indicted in the special counsel's investigation into his alleged plot to overthrow the 2020 election.

Trump has been charged with four counts: conspiracy to defraud the United States, conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding, obstruction of and attempt to obstruct an official proceeding and conspiracy against rights.

"Despite having lost, the defendant was determined to remain in power. So for more than two months following election day on November 3, 2020, the Defendant spread lies that there had been outcome-determinative fraud in the election and that he had actually won. These claims were false, and the defendant knew that they were false," the indictment said.

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The indictment identifies six co-conspirators, four attorneys, a political consultant, and "a Justice Department official who worked on civil matters."

Trump's campaign put out a statement decrying the investigation and called the counts "fake charges." The former president has repeatedly criticized Jack Smith, the special counsel for the Dept. of Justice, who is investigating Trump for several cases.

Here are some of the major details on the four criminal counts from the 45-page indictment.

Key states targeted by Trump

Prosecutors contend that Trump allegedly launched his scheme shortly after election day, Nov. 3, 2020. Ten days later, his campaign attorneys told Trump that he lost the vote count in Arizona and thus lost the election.

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