Special Counsel Jack Smith Files 165-Page Evidence in Trump’s Federal Election Interference Case

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In a filing, Smith and his team accuse Donald Trump of committing crimes in an attempt to stay in office after losing the 2020 presidential election. The alleged crimes include planning to declare victory regardless of results, leveraging chaos at polling sites to support false fraud claims, promoting false claims of voter fraud, and pressuring then-VP Mike Pence to reject the election results. The case, first brought up in 2023, seeks to prove that Trump’s actions were done in a private capacity, not as a sitting president, allowing him to face trial; the case is not expected to go to trial before the 2024 presidential election.

In the filing, Smith’s team alleges Trump resorted to crimes post the 2020 election loss

Smith’s team in the filing alleges that Trump plotted to declare victory irrespective of election outcomes, exploited the chaos his operatives stirred at polling venues to support his false fraud claims, promoted false voter fraud allegations, and pressured then-VP Mike Pence to deny the election results.

Smith’s extensive evidence against Trump

Smith’s case against Trump includes evidence that prominent Republicans continuously informed Trump he outrightly lost the election, Trump’s allegations of voting machine fraud were baseless and unproven, and there was no proof that fraud led to his defeat.

Supreme Court decision affects the case initially filed in 2023

The case, initially filed in 2023, was influenced by the Supreme Court decision of July 2024, which granted presidents broad immunity for official actions. Smith’s filing attempts to prove that Trump acted in a private capacity, being a candidate seeking re-election, not a sitting president, and thus can still be prosecuted. The filing requests the court to rule that Trump can face trial for his alleged actions.

Case unlikely to go to trial before 2024 presidential election

The case is predicted not to proceed to trial before the 2024 presidential election. This legal battle is one of several cases the former president currently faces.

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