Which defendants were named in Jack Smith's Georgia election interference indictment?
Executive summary
Special counsel Jack Smith’s Georgia-related work tied to efforts to overturn the 2020 election was described in his January 2025 report and in later press coverage; that report and news accounts note Smith investigated and pursued indictments alleging a broad conspiracy but do not provide a single, consolidated list of every defendant named in the Fulton County (Georgia) indictment in the provided materials (not found in current reporting). The sources here state Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis originally announced a “sprawling indictment” charging Trump and 18 others under Georgia’s racketeering law [1], and Smith’s final report outlines the federal case he pursued and why he believed federal charges were justified [2].
1. What the sources say about the Georgia indictment and its scope
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis announced an expansive indictment in August 2023 charging former President Trump and 18 co-defendants under Georgia’s racketeering statute, alleging a wide-ranging conspiracy to overturn the 2020 result; press coverage summarizes the indictment as “sprawling” and alleging coordinated actions to prevent certification of Georgia’s votes [1]. Jack Smith’s final report, issued Jan. 7, 2025, focused on separate federal investigations but repeatedly framed a “compelling set of acts” that could support prosecutions for efforts to subvert the election, indicating substantial factual overlap with the state case [2].
2. Which specific names appear in the available sources — and what’s missing
The documents and articles available in this packet do not provide a complete roll call of the 19 defendants in the Georgia indictment; the Detroit News and PBS summaries reference “Trump and 18 others” without listing each defendant by name [1] [3]. Jack Smith’s public report describes the federal charges he pursued and the rationale for them, but the provided excerpt and summaries in these materials do not reprint the Fulton County charging document or enumerate every co-defendant in that state indictment [2].
3. How Jack Smith’s work relates to the Georgia prosecution
Smith pursued and documented federal allegations concerning attempts to subvert the 2020 election and later concluded in his report that the conduct he investigated could have led to convictions had the cases reached trial; he filed and later withdrew federal charges after Trump’s 2024 election victory because of DOJ policy against prosecuting a sitting president [2]. State prosecutors in Georgia, led by Fani Willis, took a different procedural route using the state RICO statute; media and legal filings quoted a new Georgia prosecutor saying the most prosecutable case had been the one Smith brought federally, indicating Smith’s investigation materially informed the state indictment [1].
4. Competing perspectives and institutional agendas in the record
Coverage reflects competing narratives: supporters of the indictments point to Smith’s federal work as corroboration that a serious, multi-defendant conspiracy existed [1] [2]. Opponents — including later filings and statements by new Georgia prosecutors reviewing the case — have argued jurisdictional and prosecutorial concerns, with some saying the core wrongs were conceived in Washington and more appropriately handled federally [1]. The provided sources show these disagreements but do not contain comprehensive defense or prosecution briefs listing every actor in the Georgia charging instrument [1].
5. Why a precise names list isn’t in these materials — and where to find it
The set of sources you provided summarizes the Georgia indictment’s scope and Smith’s federal report but omits the actual state charging document and a defendant-by-defendant list; thus a definitive list cannot be asserted from these items (not found in current reporting). To get the full defendant list, consult the Fulton County indictment text or reputable contemporaneous reporting that reproduces the indictment — neither is included among the files you supplied (not found in current reporting).
6. Bottom line for readers and researchers
Available sources here establish that Fulton County charged Trump plus 18 others in a high-profile racketeering indictment [1] and that Jack Smith’s federal probe produced a Jan. 2025 report describing why federal prosecution was pursued [2]. They do not, however, enumerate all named defendants in that Georgia indictment; obtaining the state indictment or comprehensive news accounts that reproduce it is necessary to answer your original query fully (not found in current reporting).