This story has been updated with new details. The Justice Department has filed charges against Donald Trump for his attempts to overturn the 2020 presidential election results. A federal grand jury has indicted Trump and his allies for their efforts to undermine the peaceful transfer of power and keep Trump in office despite his loss to Joe Biden. This marks the third criminal case against the former president as he seeks to regain the presidency. The charges specifically focus on the two months between Trump’s election defeat in November 2020 and the Capitol riot on January 6, 2021, according to the AP.
According to the Washington Post, special counsel Jack Smith has filed a four-count indictment against Trump, accusing him of conspiring to defraud the US, obstruct an official proceeding, and violate people’s rights. CNN also reports that Trump faces charges of obstruction of and attempt to obstruct an official proceeding. He has been ordered to appear before US District Judge Tanya Chutkan in Washington, DC on Thursday.
Smith stated that the Capitol attack was “fueled by lies, lies by the defendant aimed at obstructing a fundamental function of the US government: the nation’s process of collecting, counting, and certifying the results of the presidential election.” Trump denies any wrongdoing. Just before the indictment was made public, Trump accused Smith’s team of attempting to interfere with the election and called the indictment “yet another Fake Indictment.” He questioned why this action was not taken earlier and accused the prosecutors of misconduct. (Read more Donald Trump stories.)
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