August 27th 2024.
On Tuesday afternoon, a federal grand jury in Washington, DC, re-indicted former President Donald Trump on four felony charges related to his alleged efforts to undermine the 2020 presidential election. This comes after Trump was already indicted in August for the same charges. The indictment, which was secured by special counsel Jack Smith, accuses Trump of inciting the violent Capitol riot on January 6, 2021.
The 36-page document, presented to a new grand jury that had not previously heard evidence in the case, includes charges of conspiracy to defraud the US, conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding, obstruction and attempt to obstruct an official proceeding, and conspiracy against rights. However, it does omit some allegations and has modified descriptions of others. According to the special counsel's office, this updated indictment reflects their efforts to adhere to the Supreme Court's instructions in Trump v United States.
Smith's office has been working diligently to continue pursuing charges against Trump, despite the former president's claim of immunity in the election interference case based on a July ruling by the Supreme Court. Trump has pleaded not guilty to all the charges brought against him.
The new indictment follows the original filing in which it was argued that Trump knowingly spread false claims in an attempt to overturn the election results. The document states that these claims were unsupported, unreasonable, and ever-changing, yet Trump and his co-conspirators continued to repeat them even after they were proven false. The indictment also asserts that Trump was aware of the falsehoods and knowingly perpetuated them.
However, unlike the previous indictment, the updated version no longer lists the top Justice Department, homeland security, and intelligence officials, as well as White House attorneys, who advised Trump that his claims of election fraud were untrue. As of now, Trump has not yet commented on the re-indictment on his social media platform, Truth Social, or any other platforms.
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