Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at the 146th Joint Convention and Exposition of the National Guard Association of the United States at Huntington Place Convention Center on August 26, 2024 in Detroit, Michigan.
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A federal jury on Tuesday returned a supersede the indictment impeach former President Donald Trump on the same charges he originally faced in his criminal election interference case in Washington, D.C.
The new indictment was filed to “respect and implement” the views and instructions of a Supreme Court Decision granting former presidents “temporary immunity” for their official actions while in office, special counsel Jack Smith said in a separate statement. file a lawsuit.
The superseding indictment was presented to a new grand jury that had not previously heard evidence in the criminal case against the Republican presidential candidate, Smith’s filing said.
The Justice Department does not object to allowing Trump to waive his appearance at trial under the new indictment, the filing added.
Like the original indictment filed in August 2023, the newly filed superseding indictment charges Trump with four counts related to his alleged illegal attempt to overturn his loss to President Joe Biden in the 2020 election.
Trump faces one count each of conspiracy to defraud the United States, conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding, obstruction and attempted obstruction of an official proceeding, and conspiracy to commit crimes against humanity.
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