Trump says Georgia prosecutor turned Atlanta into "war zone"
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Former US President Donald Trump was indicted in Georgia for attempting to overturn the 2020 election results.
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Donald Trump during a meeting with Finnish President Sauli Niinisto in the Oval Office in the White House on October 2, 2019. (AP)
Former US President Donald Trump has once again lashed out on Saturday. This time, it was against Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis for what he claims is allowing the capital to become a "War zone" ridden with crime.
Trump was indicted in Georgia for attempting to overturn the 2020 election results.
Trump wrote on Truth Social that "Failed D.A. Fani Willis, who has allowed Atlanta (Fulton County) to become a record-setting Murder and Violent Crime War Zone, with almost no retribution, shockingly indicted your favorite President, me, for a PERFECT PHONE CALL. She is bad for America!"
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The probe is investigating into Trump's phone discussion with Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger in January 2021, just after it was revealed that Trump had lost the state to Joe Biden. Trump allegedly requested fellow Republican Raffensperger to redo the vote count.
Trump, alongside 18 of his allies, is facing a racketeering indictment that lists 161 "overt acts" allegedly committed as part of a conspiracy to overturn the 2020 election - 12 of those are tweets from Trump's own Twitter account.
The charges by the state of Georgia cite a tweet by Trump on December 3, 2020, that advertised an election fraud hearing convened by the state legislature and broadcast on the far-right TV network OAN.
Back in July, Trump vowed that he would continue to run for the presidential race if he gets convicted for any of the charges he faces, noting that nothing in the Constitution states that getting sentenced would stop him from campaigning.
Supporters fear for Trump's life in 'dangerous' Fulton County Jail
Following reports that former President Donald Trump and those indicted this week by a Georgia grand jury would be detained at an Atlanta jail that is currently the subject of a federal investigation, some of the ex-President's supporters expressed worry for his life.
This week was the fourth time the former US President has been charged since taking office, with Trump and 18 of his associates being charged under Georgia's racketeering legislation by the district attorney of Fulton County, Fani Willis, who said there was a vast conspiracy to fraudulently overturn Trump's loss in the 2020 election and keep him in office. Trump has consistently criticized Willis' thorough inquiry as political retaliation while denying any wrongdoing.
The defendants have until noon on August 25 to surrender, according to Willis, after which they will be booked at the Fulton County Jail, as per the Fulton County Sheriff's Office.
Trump backers have asserted that if he were detained at the Atlanta facility, his life would be in danger.
