Former President Donald Trump was indicted Tuesday by a federal grand jury that was called by the Justice Department to focus on Trump’s efforts to fight back against the results of the 2020 presidential election.
The office of special prosecutor Jack Smith confirmed that Trump was indicted, according to NBC.
Trump faces four counts: 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.
Trump created “widespread mistrust” in his attempt to “overturn the legitimate results of the 2020 election,” the indictment said.
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The indictment said Trump knew that his allegations of fraud were wrong when he made them.
The indictment said that Vice President Mike Pence and other administration officials told Trump that his claims of fraud were not valid, but that Trump pursued his efforts in spite of those comments.
The Trump indictment lists six co-conspirators but does not name them: four attorneys, a Justice Department official and a political consultant.
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“Each of these conspiracies — which built on the widespread mistrust the defendant was creating through pervasive and destabilizing lies about election fraud — targeted a bedrock function of the United States federal government: the nation’s process of collecting, counting and certifying the results of the presidential election,” the indictment said.
Six unnamed co-conspirators will also face charges, including multiple attorneys and a Justice Department official, the indictment said.
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