Trump, supporters come out swinging after Georgia indictment: live updates

Former President Trump and 18 allies face 41 criminal counts related to interference in the 2020 presidential election after being indicted by a Fulton County, Ga., grand jury Monday.

On Tuesday, Trump and others answered the charges in the indictment.

The former president vowed that next week he will release a report that shows “fraud” in the Georgia election. Trump-alligned attorney Jenna Ellis responded to her indictment by attacking prosecutors. And attorneys for David Shafer, who served as chairman of the Georgia Republican Party in 2020 and is charged alongside Trump, claimed he is “totally innocent” on Tuesday.

The indictment comes just over a week before Trump may — or may not — join other Republican presidential candidates on the debate stage in Milwaukee.

Follow along all day for updates as the nearly 100-page indictment is digested and dissected.