Trump would have been convicted if he were not reelected, says US special counsel report
- Smith accused Trump of plotting to obstruct the collection and certification of votes after his 2020 defeat by Democratic President Joe Biden.
- The report details that Trump engaged in an 'unprecedented criminal effort' to retain power after losing the election.
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Trump would have been convicted, report states
WASHINGTON — Special counsel Jack Smith said his team "stood up for the rule of law" as it investigated President-elect Donald Trump's efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election, writing in a much-anticipated report released Tuesday that he…
Special counsel report says Trump would have been convicted in election case - West Hawaii Today
Jack Smith, the special counsel who indicted President-elect Donald Trump on charges of illegally seeking to cling to power after losing the 2020 election, said in a final report released early Tuesday that the evidence would have been sufficient to convict Trump in a trial, had his 2024 election victory not made it impossible for the prosecution to continue.
Trump spared Jan 6 conviction by election win says prosecutor
In six day’s time, Donald Trump will once again be President of the World’s most powerful nation. And his judgement fell under the spotlight again today. First, a prosecutor examining his failed attempt to overturn the 2020 presidential election concluded he would have been convicted if that had gone to a trial. But he was spared prosecution by his November election victory. Then his pick for Defence Secretary, a former Fox News breakfast host f…
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