Arizona Grand Jury's Attempt to Indict Trump Over Election Scheme

An Arizona grand jury, which charged 18 individuals in a plot to overturn the 2020 presidential election results, also aimed to indict former President Donald Trump. However, prosecutors advised against charging Trump, referencing a Justice Department policy discouraging state and federal cases against the same defendant based on similar facts.

An Arizona grand jury that charged 18 people this spring in a scheme aiming to overturn former President Donald Trump's 2020 election defeat also intended to indict him, according to court papers cited by the New York Times on Tuesday.

Prosecutors have advised that Trump not be charged, the court papers reveal, citing a Justice Department policy that discourages pursuing state and federal cases against the same defendant primarily based on similar facts, as per the New York Times.

(With inputs from agencies.)