Judge unseals new Trump Jan. 6 election interference evidence
Politics,Trump Indictments,Donald Trump,Jack Smith,Special Counsel,2020 Election
In a newly unsealed court filing, special counsel Jack Smith provided the most detailed picture yet of his criminal case against Donald Trump for allegedly trying to overturn the 2020 election and why the former president isn’t immune from prosecution. U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan, who is presiding over the case, released the filing, with minor redactions, on Wednesday. The special counsel uses the 165-page document to make his case that Trump’s actions around the election were made in a private capacity, and not his official role a president. This...
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