ALL Four Counts:
1:
Conspiracy to defraud the US
This charge is punishable by up to five years in prison.
It relates to the possible breaking of a law designed to prohibit efforts to obstruct or interfere with government functions by "deceit, craft or trickery, or at least by means that are dishonest".
The indictment alleges Trump used "dishonesty, fraud and deceit" to obstruct the counting and certifying of the 2020 election results.
2:
Conspiracy against rights
This charge is punishable by up to 10 years in prison if Trump is convicted.
Conspiracy against rights essentially accuses Trump of trying to rig the outcome of the 2020 election.
This post-Civil War era civil rights statute makes it a crime to conspire to interfere with rights that are guaranteed by the constitution.
In this case, it refers to the right to vote and have one's vote counted.
3:
Corrupt obstruction of an official proceeding
A conviction under this charge is punishable by up to 20 years in prison.
The official proceeding in relation to this charge refers to the joint session of Congress at which electoral votes were counted in order to certify Joe Biden as the official winner of the US election on 6 January 2021.
This was the same day Trump supporters stormed the Capitol building, with the former president accused of inciting rioters in a speech before the disorder.
Prosecutors have used this law to charge more than 1,000 people involved in the riot - accusing them of obstructing the joint session of Congress to certify Mr Biden's victory.
4:
Conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding
This is closely related to the previous charge and also carries a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison.
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1:
Conspiracy to defraud the US
This charge is punishable by up to five years in prison.
It relates to the possible breaking of a law designed to prohibit efforts to obstruct or interfere with government functions by "deceit, craft or trickery, or at least by means that are dishonest".
The indictment alleges Trump used "dishonesty, fraud and deceit" to obstruct the counting and certifying of the 2020 election results.
2:
Conspiracy against rights
This charge is punishable by up to 10 years in prison if Trump is convicted.
Conspiracy against rights essentially accuses Trump of trying to rig the outcome of the 2020 election.
This post-Civil War era civil rights statute makes it a crime to conspire to interfere with rights that are guaranteed by the constitution.
In this case, it refers to the right to vote and have one's vote counted.
3:
Corrupt obstruction of an official proceeding
A conviction under this charge is punishable by up to 20 years in prison.
The official proceeding in relation to this charge refers to the joint session of Congress at which electoral votes were counted in order to certify Joe Biden as the official winner of the US election on 6 January 2021.
This was the same day Trump supporters stormed the Capitol building, with the former president accused of inciting rioters in a speech before the disorder.
Prosecutors have used this law to charge more than 1,000 people involved in the riot - accusing them of obstructing the joint session of Congress to certify Mr Biden's victory.
4:
Conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding
This is closely related to the previous charge and also carries a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison.
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