2023-08-02 00:37:33
Former US President Donald Trump was charged with criminal charges on Tuesday, for the third time in four months, as part of the investigation into his alleged efforts to overturn the result of the November 2020 presidential election, lost to to his Democratic rival Joe Biden.
According to a court document, the former Republican tenant of the White House is charged by a grand jury with conspiracy to commit fraud against the United States, tampering with witnesses, conspiracy against rights of citizens and conspiracy to obstruct due process.
The investigation was overseen by Special Prosecutor Jack Smith.
The special prosecutor said he wanted a trial without delay. He pointed out that the attack on the Capitol was fueled by lies from the former president.
Mr. Trump is due in federal court on Thursday.
Earlier in the day, Donald Trump said he had heard that he was to be charged by Jack Smith, who is overseeing an investigation into the efforts of the former American president to invalidate the result of the presidential election of November 2020, lost. against his Democratic rival Joe Biden.
Donald Trump said on July 18 that he had received a letter informing him that he was targeted by the grand jury investigation into the murderous incidents of January 6, 2021 at the Capitol in Washington, denouncing this investigation as a political witch hunt.
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Special Prosecutor Jack Smith during his press briefing in Washington
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Through his social network Truth, Mr. Trump said on Tuesday he heard that the deranged Jack Smith, in an attempt to interfere in the 2024 presidential election, will issue another bogus indictment against your president. favorite.
Representatives have testified, saying Donald Trump lobbied them for several months at the end of his term with baseless accusations of extensive voter fraud against him.
On January 6, 2021, several thousand Donald Trump supporters who did not recognize Joe Biden’s victory led an assault on Capitol Hill in an effort to prevent Congress from certifying the outcome of the November 2020 presidential election.
This investigation was in addition to other legal proceedings against Donald Trump, candidate for the 2024 presidential election and current favorite in the race for the nomination of the Republican Party.
Jack Smith is also leading the investigation that Donald Trump illegally kept confidential documents after leaving the White House in January 2021 and then conspired to disrupt government efforts to recover these documents.
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