The United States, US, President-elect, Donald Trump would have been convicted for his alleged effort to overturn the 2020 election result if he lost the November 2023 presidential election. This was contained in a report by former Special Counsel Jack Smith of the Department of Justice which was released on Tuesday.
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It was early in the largest investigation in Justice Department history ... a criminal indictment of Trump for his actions related to what happened that day. The indictment alleged Trump conspired to defraud the United States and obstruct an official ...
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A former war crimes prosecutor, Smith was appointed in November 2022 – nearly two years after the US Capitol attack.
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Special counsel Jack Smith said his team “stood up for the rule of law” as it investigated President-elect Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election, writing in a much-anticipated report released early Tuesday that he stands fully behind his decision to bring criminal charges he believes would have