The Justice Department shared portions of Special Counsel Jack Smith's report with Congress, focusing on alleged efforts to overturn the 2020 election and the January 6th Capitol attack. The report initially planned to include information about Trump's prosecution for retaining classified documents, but that aspect was withheld due to ongoing legal proceedings. Smith stated that sufficient evidence existed for a conviction if Trump faced trial, but the department's policy prohibits indicting and prosecuting a sitting president.
FILE - In this Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021 file photo, supporters of President Donald Trump gather outside the U.S. Capitol in Washington. The Justice Department delivered part of special counsel Jack Smith’s report to Congress early on Tuesday morning.alleged efforts to subvert the 2020 election leading up to and during the attack on the US Capitol on January 6, 2021.
Smith explicitly says he believes the department had enough evidence to obtain and sustain a conviction were Trump to stand trial.“The Department’s view that the Constitution prohibits the continued indictment and prosecution of a President is categorical and does not turn on the gravity of the crimes charged, the strength of the Government’s proof, or the merits of the prosecution, which the Office stands fully behind,” the document reads.
Trump was indicted in August 2023 on four felony charges connected to January 6: 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. The latter charge was for intimidating voters as well as state and election officials.
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