On Tuesday, special counsel Jack Smith reindicted 45th President Donald Trump in the 2020 election case after the Supreme Court's immunity decision in Trump v. United States that gave presidents immunity for "official acts." Smith's superseding indictment in the 2020 election case is more refined than the previous indictment, outlining criminal acts more narrowly after the Supreme Court rules against the special counsel's previous indictment of the 45th president.
The prosecution kept the four charges against Trump, which include conspiracy to defraud the United States, conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding, obstruction of an attempt to obstruct an official proceeding, and conspiracy against rights. The new indictment also limited the type of evidence included and removed an unnamed individual from a list of unindicted co-conspirators.
The indictment was handed down by a federal grand jury in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday and the charges reopens the case against Trump after the Supreme Court's decision. As previously reported by the DC Enquirer, the court ruled in a 6-3 decision along ideological lines that 45th President Donald Trump is partially immune from special counsel Jack Smith's prosecution. Trump was granted immunity for "official acts" while not being granted immunity for "unofficial acts." The court's decision is the first time the Supreme Court has ever considered whether a president can be held criminally liable for actions taken while in office. Despite Smith's best efforts to try to get the case to trial before the November election, the 2020 election case will likely not see the inside of a courtroom until after November 5.
Read the superseding indictment here.
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