This is a developing news story…
President Trump has been indicted yet again with new charges, this time relating to the (federally-staged, sham) January 6th debacle.
Hey, if they just keep coming up with new charges, maybe something will stick?
It’s getting laughable at this point.
But nevertheless, they persist…
JUST IN: Former President Donald Trump faces criminal charges in special counsel Jack Smith's investigation into efforts to overturn the 2020 election https://t.co/TximR3Il9F
— CNN (@CNN) August 1, 2023
A federal grand jury has indicted former President Donald Trump in special counsel Jack Smith’s investigation into efforts to overturn the 2020 election leading up to the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol.
Read the indictment here. https://t.co/LDDuIXBZLO
— CNN (@CNN) August 1, 2023
CNN reports:
Donald Trump has been indicted on criminal charges by a federal grand jury in a case that strikes at former president’s efforts to remain in the White House after losing the 2020 election and undermine the long-held American tradition of a peaceful transfer of presidential power.
Trump is scheduled to appear at the Washington, DC, federal courthouse at 4 p.m. ET on Thursday.
As part of special counsel Jack Smith’s investigation, Trump was charged with: 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.
“(F)or more than two months following election day on November 3, 2020, the defendant spread lies that there had been outcome-determinative fraud in the election and that he had actually won,” the indictment states.
“These claims were false, and the Defendant knew they were false,” it adds, referring to Trump. “But the defendant disseminated them anyway – to make his knowingly false claims appear legitimate, create an intense atmosphere of mistrust and anger, and erode public faith in the administration of the election.”
The plot to overturn the 2020 election shattered presidential norms and culminated in an unthinkable physical assault on the US Capitol on January 6, 2021, as Congress met to validate President Joe Biden’s victory. Even before that, Trump engaged in an unprecedented pressure campaign toward state election workers and lawmakers, Justice Department officials and even his own vice president to persuade them to throw out the 2020 results.
Trump ‘exploited’ January 6 attack, prosecutors say
The indictment alleges that Trump and co-conspirators “exploited” the January 6 attack on the US Capitol by continuing efforts to convince members of Congress to delay the certification of the election.“As violence ensued, the Defendant and co-conspirators exploited the disruption by redoubling efforts to levy false claims of election fraud and convince Members of Congress to further delay the certification based on those claims,” according to the indictment.
The indictment also says that Trump had deceived many rioters to believe then-Vice President Mike Pence could change the election results to make Trump the victor.
Co-conspirators
Six unindicted co-conspirators were included in the filing.ADVERTISEMENTAmong the six are four unnamed attorneys who allegedly aided Trump in his effort to subvert the 2020 election. Also included is one unnamed Justice Department official who “attempted to use the Justice Department to open sham election crime investigations and influence state legislatures with knowingly false claims of election fraud.”
The indictment also mentions an unnamed “political consultant who helped implement a plan to submit fraudulent slates of presidential electors to obstruct the certification proceeding.”
Jesse Watters nailed it live on the air:
Jesse Watters reading through the newest Trump indictment LIVE is pure gold:
"Lastly, they're saying that lying about an election is illegal. Well then Hillary, LOCK HER UP!"
DANA PERINO: "John Kerry Too."
— Charlie Kirk (@charliekirk11) August 1, 2023
What a hack:
https://twitter.com/Jamierodr14/status/1686492190132809728
Catturd gets it:
The Biden garbage family was just caught red-handed committing treason – bring on some more political bullshit Trump indictments. https://t.co/V1DB4f19Sr
— Catturd ™ (@catturd2) August 1, 2023
President Trump has released a statement:
TRUMP STATEMENT ON INDICTMENT: pic.twitter.com/9FxNstpXQj
— Ryan Fournier (@RyanAFournier) August 1, 2023
Here’s a zoom in:
Meanwhile, Vivek has Trump’s back:
The corrupt federal police just won’t stop until they’ve achieved their mission: eliminate Trump. This is un-American & I commit to pardoning Trump for this indictment. Donald Trump isn’t responsible for what happened on Jan 6. The real cause was systematic & pervasive censorship… pic.twitter.com/v44RWKHnXU
— Vivek Ramaswamy (@VivekGRamaswamy) August 1, 2023
So does Byron Donalds:
Jack Smith is a rogue prosecutor with an axe to grind aganist President Trump, who is willing to tip the country and the rule of law on its head by throwing indictment after indictment aganist their biggest threat.
Read my entire statement below: pic.twitter.com/4ZjRYWlNH0
— Congressman Byron Donalds (@RepDonaldsPress) August 1, 2023
Remember the people who stand up for Trump!
And from Kim Dotcom:
The latest Trump indictment:
Conspiracy to Defraud the United States. Hallelujah. Trump doesn’t need to worry about campaigning. Biden is doing all the work for him. The same low IQ strategists who brought you the US proxy war in Ukraine are gifting Trump the White House in 2024 pic.twitter.com/H3qD8ifGV0
— Kim Dotcom (@KimDotcom) August 1, 2023
We’ll continue to monitor this breaking story…
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