“Federal prosecutors on Tuesday issued an amended indictment accusing former President Donald Trump of conspiring to overturn the results of the 2020 election, but dropped some charges to avoid the Supreme Court’s recent decision granting former presidents broad immunity for their official duties while in office,” federal prosecutors said. The New York Times I will report.
“The new indictment came just days before Trump’s lawyers and prosecutors from Special Counsel Jack Smith’s office were scheduled to submit separate proposals to the judge overseeing the case on how to assess the impact of the Supreme Court’s immunity decision on the case…”
“probably, The 36-page indictment The original 45-page indictment allegedly deleted all allegations that Smith’s subordinates had tried to force the Justice Department to falsely claim that Trump had rigged the election.”
The Washington Post“The new indictment comes 10 days before the Justice Department’s “60-day rule” goes into effect, blocking new indictments against the former president, who is again a Republican candidate for the White House.”
CBS News: Special counsel re-indicts Trump on narrower charges.
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