Special counsel Jack Smith issues revised indictment in Trump election case
Al Jazeera
The reworked indictment keeps the same charges but addresses a US Supreme Court decision that broadens presidential immunity.
Federal prosecutors accusing former United States President Donald Trump of election interference have released a newly revised indictment, in response to a recent Supreme Court ruling.
Tuesday’s indictment narrows the focus of the case, trimming away interactions Trump had with the Department of Justice and zeroing in on his role as a political candidate.
Still, the central charge remains the same: that Trump attempted to subvert the 2020 presidential election and overturn his loss to Democrat Joe Biden. Trump has long claimed, falsely and without evidence, that widespread voter fraud marred the 2020 race.
The reworked case, unfolding in Washington, DC, is one of four indictments against Trump. He is the first US president to face and be convicted of criminal charges.
Only one of the four cases, however, has culminated in a conviction: In May, Trump was found guilty of 34 charges of falsifying business records in New York. Even that verdict has been thrown into potential legal limbo as a result of a recent Supreme Court decision granting broad immunity to presidential actions.
