Prosecutors Lay Out Evidence Against Trump In Jan. 6 In Now-Unsealed 165-Page Brief
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Special counsel Jack Smith argued that the Supreme Court's immunity ruling does not cover Trump's conduct that led to the four felony counts in the revised indictment.
WASHINGTON ― In a 165-page court filing unsealed Wednesday, federal prosecutors laid out their evidence against Donald Trump on four felony charges for his conduct leading up to and during his Jan. 6, 2021, coup attempt.
“This motion provides a comprehensive account of the defendant’s private criminal conduct; sets forth the legal framework created by Trump for resolving immunity claims; applies that framework to establish that none of the defendant’s charged conduct is immunized because it either was unofficial or any presumptive immunity is rebutted; and requests the relief the government seeks, which is, at bottom, this: that the court determine that the defendant must stand trial for his private crimes as would any other citizen,” special counsel Jack Smith wrote.
The question of immunity became key thanks to a July Supreme Court ruling stating that all official acts done by a president are immune from prosecution, but left it to the trial court to determine whether Trump’s attempt to remain in power were “official.”
“The answer to that question is no,” Smith argued.
The filing was unsealed by U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan, the judge in the case. It can be read here.
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