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(NewsNation) — A national expansive assemblage successful Washington, D.C., has issued a superseding indictment against erstwhile President Donald Trump nether 4 charges relating to his trying to overturn the results of the 2020 election.
Special counsel Jack Smith charged Trump again successful the national tribunal successful Washington, D.C., connected felony charges alleging helium worked to overturn the results of the 2020 predetermination successful the run-up to the convulsive riot by his supporters successful the U.S. Capitol connected Jan. 6, 2021.
The four-count indictment includes the aforesaid archetypal charges that were brought successful the archetypal indictment. These see conspiracy to defraud the United States authorities and conspiracy to obstruct an authoritative proceeding, referring to the legislature certification of President Joe Biden’s victory.
The indictment follows a Supreme Court ruling that allows immunity for sitting presidents successful definite circumstances.
The indictment accuses Trump of repeatedly telling supporters that helium had won the election, contempt knowing that was false, and describes however helium tried to transportation authorities officials, then-Vice President Mike Pence and yet Congress to overturn the morganatic results.
Prosecutors accidental the caller indictment "reflects the Government’s efforts to respect and instrumentality the Supreme Court’s holdings and remand instructions successful Trump v. United States."
"This [indictment] raises the stakes adjacent much connected the election," Matt Lewis, a columnist astatine The Hill, told NewsNation.
"Trump tin either spell the White House, oregon helium tin spell to jailhouse oregon astatine slightest person a bully chance," helium said, adding that the indictment could motivate him to run adjacent harder.
