Trump charged in superseding indictment in federal election interference case

Special counsel Jack Smith filed the charges connected Tuesday.

Special counsel Jack Smith has charged erstwhile President Donald Trump successful a superseding indictment successful his national predetermination interference case.

"Today, a national expansive assemblage successful the District of Columbia returned a superseding indictment, ECF No. 226, charging the suspect with the aforesaid transgression offenses that were charged successful the archetypal indictment," a Justice Department spokesperson said Tuesday.

"The superseding indictment, which was presented to a caller expansive assemblage that had not antecedently heard grounds successful this case, reflects the Government's efforts to respect and instrumentality the Supreme Court's holdings and remand instructions," the spokesperson said.

Trump past August pleaded not blameworthy to national charges of undertaking a "criminal scheme" to overturn the results of the 2020 predetermination successful an effort to subvert ideology and stay successful power. Last month, successful a blockbuster decision, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that Trump is entitled to immunity from transgression prosecution for authoritative acts undertaken portion successful office, and sent the lawsuit backmost to the proceedings tribunal to benignant retired which charges against him tin stand.

The superseding indictment retains the 4 archetypal charges against Trump from the peculiar counsel's archetypal indictment -- but is pared down to set to the Supreme Court's ruling successful its determination connected statesmanlike immunity.

For instance, it removes the allegations of however Trump allegedly sought to usage the Justice Department successful his efforts to overturn the predetermination -- which was explicitly mentioned successful the Supreme Court's ruling arsenic falling wrong his authoritative duties.

The superseding indictment is 36 pages, portion the archetypal indictment was 45 pages.

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