Special Counsel Jack Smith on Tuesday filed a revised indictment against former President Donald Trump, refining the charges related to his attempts to overturn the 2020 election results. While retaining the core allegations, the superseding indictment omits certain elements in response to the Supreme Court's ruling on immunity. Sharing a post on his X, Smith said, "A superseding indictment was filed in the DC election interference case today.
It streamlines the charges and supporting evidence in the original indictment, in keeping with the SCOTUS (Supreme Court of the United States) ruling re: executive immunity." The post further said, "It circumvents the need for an evidentiary hearing (the "mini trial") to determine what charges apply. The DOJ has stated its position in this indictment.
The majority of the charges levied against Donald Trump fall outside the scope of immunity." The reworked indictment keeps the same charges but addresses a US Supreme Court decision that broadens presidential immunity, trimming away interactions Trump had with the Department of Justice and zeroing in on his role as a political candidate. Taking to the social media platform Truth, Trump criticised Smith for filing the case against him and said, "In an effort to resurrect a "dead" Witch Hunt in Washington, DC, in an act of desperation, and in order to save face, the illegally appointed "Special Counsel" Deranged Jack Smith, has brought a ridiculous new indictment against me, which has all th.