Donald Trump faces new indictment in Jan. 6 Capitol riot case after Supreme Court immunity ruling

WASHINGTON — Special counsel Jack Smith filed a superseding indictment against former President Donald Trump Tuesday in a bid to bolster one of two criminal cases against the Republican nominee following the Supreme Court’s landmark presidential immunity decision last month.

Trump, 78, remains charged with the same four counts unveiled last August in connection with his bid to overturn his 2020 election defeat by Joe Biden, but Smith’s team retooled some of their arguments to comply with the high court’s determination that the 45th president enjoys “absolute” immunity from prosecution for certain official acts.