News ‘Fueled by lies’: 6 takeaways from Trump indictment alleging criminal effort to overturn election August 1, 2023August 2, 2023 Phillip M. Bailey and Joey Garrison, USA TODAY Comments Off on ‘Fueled by lies’: 6 takeaways from Trump indictment alleging criminal effort to overturn election The central allegation in the Justice Department's case against Donald Trump is that he knew that he lost the 2020 election and lied to stay in power.