From Mark Meadows to Trevian Kutti: Meet the people named in the Georgia Trump indictment
A Georgia grand jury indicted former President Donald Trump and 18 of his allies for allegedly trying to overturn the state’s 2020 election results - making it the fourth criminal trial that the former president faces as he pursues the White House again in 2024.
The 98-page indictment accuses the defendants of conspiring to commit election fraud, conspiring to commit false statements and writings, perjury and violating Georgia's Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act, which penalizes activities of individuals engaging in organized crime, among other things.
Trump‘s co-defendants includes prominent names like Rudy Giuliani and Mark Meadows, as well as lesser-known allies who helped Trump protest the election results in Georgia and elsewhere. They have until noon on Aug. 25, to voluntarily surrender.
Here are some of the indicted allies of Trump, and what they were doing at the time of the events described in the indictment.
Trump administration officials and staffers
Who is Mark Meadows?
How many charges: 2
Mark Meadows was the White House chief of staff under the Trump administration. Meadows allegedly threatened Georgia state officials with false election fraud claims and helped arrange Trump's infamous Jan. 2, 2021, phone call with Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, in which the former president urged Raffensperger to find "11,780 votes" and swing the election in his favor.
Meadows was ordered to testify in the Georgia election case last year, a move that his lawyers tried to fight against by alleging that Meadows' communications with the former president were privileged.
The indictment charged Meadows with violation of Georgia's RICO Act and solicitation of violation of oath by public officer.
Who is Jeffrey Clark?
How many charges: 2
Former Justice Department lawyer Jeffrey Clark was a central player in Trump's alleged effort to overturn the 2020 presidential election. He allegedly drafted a letter urging Georgia officials to convene a special session in the state legislature relating to the 2020 election.
The indictment alleges that the letter falsely claimed that the Justice Department had "identified significant concerns that may have impacted the outcome of the election in multiple states, including the state of Georgia" ? an allegation that had no proof.
Clark was accused of violating the RICO Act and criminally attempting to commit false statements and writings.
Who is Mike Roman?
How many charges: 7
Mike Roman served as an official on Trump’s 2020 re-election campaign.
The indictment alleges that Roman instructed an unnamed co-conspirator to coordinate with Trump campaign officials to contact state legislators in Georgia and other battleground states on behalf of Trump and encourage them to unlawfully appoint presidential electors.
Roman faces seven charges in the indictment, including violation of the RICO Act and conspiracy to commit impersonating a public officer.
Who is Ray Smith?
How many charges: 12
Ray Smith, a former Trump campaign attorney, faces multiple conspiracy charges, including impersonating a public officer and committing forgery in the first degree, and other charges such as the violation of the RICO Act and solicitation of violation of oath by public officer.
Trump- aligned lawyers
Who is Rudy Giuliani?
How many charges: 13
Rudy Giuliani is a former Trump lawyer - and former New York City mayor - who was allegedly actively involved in the Georgia election protest. He faces numerous charges on false statements and writings and conspiracy charges, including committing forgery in the first degree.
Who is John Eastman?
How many charges: 9
John Eastman is a lawyer who developed legal theories on how Trump could spike some of Biden's electoral votes. He faces charges on conspiracy to impersonate a public officer, conspiracy to commit false statements and writings and other charges.
Who is Kenneth Chesebro?
How many charges: 7
Kenneth Chesebro is an active pro-Trump lawyer who allegedly helped coordinate the plan to recruit fake electors. He faces charges of violating the RICO act, conspiracy to commit impersonating a public officer, conspiracy to commit forgery in the first degree and other charges.
Who is Robert Cheeley?
How many charges: 10
Robert Cheeley is a lawyer who allegedly promoted evidence-free claims of fraud.
Who is Sidney Powell?
How many charges: 7
Sidney Powell is a lawyer who served on the Trump campaign. Powell allegedly pushed conspiracy theories that Dominion Voting Systems changed votes from Trump to Biden.
Who is Jenna Ellis?
How many charges: 2
Jenna Ellis, a lawyer who served on the Trump campaign, allegedly “solicited, requested, and importuned” Pennsylvania legislators present at a meeting to unlawfully appoint presidential electors from the state, according to the indictment. She also allegedly made false election fraud statements.
Ellis faces two charges: violation of the RICO Act and solicitation of violation of oath by a public officer.
Other Republicans allied with Trump
Who is David Shafer?
How many charges: 8
David Shafer is a Georgia Republican Party chairman and one of the so-called "fake electors" named in the indictment.
Who is Shawn Still?
How many charges: 7
Shawn Still was a fake Trump elector who was allegedly recruited to alter votes from Biden to Trump.
Who is Stephen Lee?
How many charges: 5
Stephen Lee, a pastor, was involved in alleged intimidation of election workers.
Who is Trevian Kutti?
How many charges: 3
Trevian Kutti was a publicist for R. Kelly and Kanye West, and was involved in the alleged intimidation of election workers.
Who is Cathy Latham?
How many charges: 11
Cathy Latham was a fake Trump elector who is tied to alleged attempts to breach voting systems in Coffee County, Georgia.
Who is Misty Hampton?
How many charges: 7
Misty Hampton was the elections supervisor for Coffee County, Georgia. She allegedly made a viral video claiming to show that Dominion Voting System machines could be manipulated and cast suspicion around Biden’s win in Georgia, as The Washington Post reported.
She also allegedly authored a "written invitation" to Trump attorneys to facilitate a breach in voting systems in the county, as CNN reported.
Hampton faces seven charges in the indictment, which include violation of the RICO Act, conspiracy to commit election fraud and conspiracy to defraud the states.
Who is Scott Hall?
How many charges: 7
Scott Hall, an Atlanta-based bail bondsman, allegedly met with a group from the data solutions firm Sullivan Strickler at the Coffee County’s election office, who copied data from the election management system server and other voting systems, the AP reported. The company said it believed its clients had the necessary permission.
Hall faces the same seven charges that Hampton faces in the indictment.
Who is Harrison Floyd?
How many charges: 3
Harrison Floyd served as the leader for the organization Black Voices for Trump.
The indictment states Floyd and other individuals “unlawfully conspired to solicit, request, and importune Ruby Freeman,” a Fulton County election worker, to engage in conduct that constitutes the felony offense of false statements and writings.
Floyd faces three charges: violation of the RICO Act, conspiracy to commit solicitation of false statements and writings and influencing witnesses.
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Georgia indictment: Trump's allies include Mark Meadows, others
