See The Trump Indictment: Many MA Residents Also Charged In 2020 Election Plot

MASSACHUSETTS — Former president Donald Trump was charged Tuesday following a U.S. Department of Justice investigation into his role in attempting to overturn the 2020 election, which culminated in the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol.

The indictment was unsealed Tuesday, showing Trump is facing six charges: conspiracy to defraud the United States, conspiracy to obstruction an official proceeding, obstruction and attempt to obstruct and official proceeding and conspiracy against rights.

A dozen Massachusetts residents have also been charged in connection to the Jan. 6 riot, which federal prosecutors say was an attempt to prevent Congress from certifying the results of the 2020 election.

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A Swansea man was arrested last week on charges related to Jan. 6. He's the 12th person from the state to be charged, although some locals who participated in Jan. 6 have already been sentenced — including a former Natick elected official. Two Worcester residents were charged in June, with prosecutors alleging they entered the Capitol and lingered in the Senate parliamentarian's office.

Read the full indictment of Trump: