S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan has unsealed 165 pages of evidence filed against former President Donald Trump in his election fraud case. It is the first time the public gets an in-depth look at Special Counsel Jack Smith’s federal case against the 2024 Republican presidential nominee.
Trump is accused of conspiracy to defraud the United States; conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding; obstruction and attempting to obstruct an official proceeding; and conspiracy against rights in connection with an alleged pressure campaign on state officials to reverse the 2020 election results.
Trump has pleaded not guilty and denied all charges against him. The former president has repeatedly said he is the victim of a political witch hunt. He has accused Smith of attempting to interfere in the 2024 presidential election by prosecuting him.
In an interview with NewsNation, he also criticised Special Counsel Jack Smith, the lead prosecutor in the election interference probe who submitted the filing.
US District Judge Tanya Chutkan released the document – filed by Mr Smith last week – with redactions on Wednesday.
This is one of four criminal cases Trump has faced since being voted out in 2020 – another of which led to a historic conviction in New York.
He is accused of seeking to illegally block the certification of President Joe Biden’s victory in the 2020 election, but denies wrongdoing.
The new 165-page document presents the clearest view yet of how Mr Smith’s team would pursue their case, having tweaked the wording of their charges after the Supreme Court’s intervention.
It gives details of Trump’s alleged scheme, including his actions when his supporters rioted at the US Capitol building on 6 January 2021. It also outlines the efforts of Mike Pence, the vice-president at the time, to talk him down.
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