US prosecutors have indicted Donald Trump in connection with his efforts to overturn the 2020 election. It's the third time in four months that the former president has been charged criminally.

The four count indictment alleges Trump conspired to defraud the US by preventing Congress from certifying President Joe Biden's win. It says that deprived voters of their right to a fair election.
Special Council for the US Department of Justice Jack Smith said, "The attack on our nation's Capitol on January 6th, 2021, was an unprecedented assault on the seat of American democracy."

Smith's investigation alleges the attack was fueled by lies Trump told targeted at obstructing the function of the US government.

Thousands stormed the Capitol on January 6th, 2021.
At least seven people died in connection with the riot. Less than an hour earlier, Trump had addressed his supporters as Congress was meeting to certify the results of the November vote. He refused to concede defeat and urged them to "fight like hell."

Trump was already the first person to serve as president to face criminal charges.
In June, a federal grand jury indicted him for hiding classified documents at his home.
Trump has been ordered to appear in a Washington court on Thursday to face the new charges.