Former President Donald Trump has been indicted for a third time this year, this time on charges related to his alleged attempts to overturn the 2020 presidential election.
With Trump's indictment on four counts in Washington, D.C., he is accused of conspiracy to defraud the United States, conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding, obstruction of and attempt to obstruct an official proceeding, and conspiracy against rights. Here are the three takeaways from the 45-page indictment from a grand jury after an investigation by special counsel Jack Smith.Jan.
Most of the charging document details how Trump attempted to get state legislatures to change their state's electoral votes from Joe Biden to himself but was unsuccessful. The attempts to overturn the election escalated to Trump allegedly asking then-Vice President Mike Pence to reject the certified electors at the joint session of Congress on Jan. 6, 2021.
In the indictment, Smith lists off Trump's six alleged co-conspirators in his bid to stay in the White House, despite losing the 2020 presidential election. Only Trump was charged in the initial indictment filed on Tuesday, but as seen in the classified documents case, which was also handled by Smith, more can be charged with crimes alongside the former president.Smith mentions five states where Trump allegedly attempted to throw out results in his bid to remain president: Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin.
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