10 things you need to know: February 17, 2023

Grand jury recommends perjury charges in Georgia Trump election case, EPA chief promises to hold railroad accountable for Ohio derailment, and more

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1. Georgia grand jury: Some witnesses possibly lied in Trump election testimony

A Fulton County, Georgia, special grand jury investigating efforts by former President Donald Trump and his allies to reverse his 2020 election loss in the state said it believed at least one witness lied while testifying under oath, according to a five-page excerpt of the grand jury report released to the public on Thursday. The grand jury recommended that prosecutors file perjury charges "where the evidence is compelling," the report said. The grand jury also stated it found no evidence of widespread election fraud after hearing testimony from "poll workers, investigators, technical experts, and State of Georgia employees and officials, as well as from persons still claiming that such fraud took place."

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Harold Maass is a contributing editor at The Week. He has been writing for The Week since the 2001 debut of the U.S. print edition and served as editor of TheWeek.com when it launched in 2008. Harold started his career as a newspaper reporter in South Florida and Haiti. He has previously worked for a variety of news outlets, including The Miami Herald, ABC News and Fox News, and for several years wrote a daily roundup of financial news for The Week and Yahoo Finance.