Former President Donald Trump has been indicted once again by a federal grand jury, this time over his efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election and the eventsIt is the third indictment for the ex-president this year and yet another unprecedented legal obstacle for the Republican frontrunner in the 2024 presidential race.
Federal prosecutors allege Trump broke federal laws by engaging in a conspiracy to defraud the government and obstructing an official proceeding by plotting to block Congress from certifying the electoral victory of now-President Joe Biden.that Smith's team had served him a letter identifying him as a target in the investigation. Earlier on Tuesday, he said the indictment was forthcoming and said Smith was attempting"to interfere with the Presidential Election of 2024.
The recommendation doesn't bind prosecutors, but the voluminous evidence and under-oath interviews collected by the committee offer insight into what prosecutors may have focused on.MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Imagesbefore a grand jury in Washington, DC, including former Vice President Mike Pence, Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani, and former chief of staff Mark Meadows.
Throughout their investigation, the DOJ has zeroed in on the meetings that Trump had with politicians between December 2020 and January 2021, as he repeatedly and falsely claimed that he had won the election,
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