The indictment is the culmination of a months-long probe by Special Counsel Jack Smith - the same federal prosecutor who has charged Trump for his mishandling of classified documents.
Days after hitting Trump with additional charges in that case, Smith is now indicting Trump over his actions surrounding the January 6, 2021 attack on the US Capitol, which included pressuring his then vice president Mike Pence to stop the certification of Biden’s election victory and urging Trump followers to “fight like hell” to keep him in power.
Trump, however, continues to maintain his innocence. He has also fundraised millions dollars in donations by leveraging his legal troubles to claim he is the victim of a witch-hunt designed to stop him returning to the White House.But despite Trump’s defiance, the latest case could prove damaging for the former US president at a time when many Republicans - including some of his primary race rivals - are attempting to move on from the “drama” of the past.
“Donald Trump is not running for president to make America great again. Donald Trump is not running for president to represent the people that voted for him in 2016 and 2020. Donald Trump is running to stay out of prison,” he said, as the crowd booed his comments. However, that trial is likely to be delayed after Smith on Thursday night hit Trump with additional charges, claiming that he asked the property manager of Mar-a-Lago, Carlos De Oliviera to have surveillance camera footage deleted to stop investigators from knowing whether boxes of documents had been moved to avoid complying with a federal subpoena.
He is also facing a civil state trial over fraud accusations in October, brought on by New York Attorney General Letitia James.
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