Former president Donald Trump was indicted on Aug. 1 on charges related to the lead-up to the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection. Here's Trump's third indictment, explained in 70 seconds.
, denies all wrongdoing related to the 2020 election as well. His spokesman, Steven Cheung, accused the Justice Department
Tuesday’s indictment paints Trump in late 2020 as a sore loser and an inveterate liar, willing to say almost anything to try to reverse his defeat at the hands of“Despite having lost, the Defendant was determined to remain in power,” the indictment charges, accusing Trump of unleashing a blizzard of false claims about purported mass voter fraud and then trying to get state, local and federal officials to act to change the vote results.
The indictment frames that conduct as a criminal conspiracy to demolish a bedrock function of American democracy: the peaceful transfer of political power., who appear to be in significant legal jeopardy. Smith said the investigation was ongoing. Co-Conspirator 5 is described in the indictment as a lawyer who tried to implement a plan “to submit fraudulent slates of presidential electors to obstruct the certification proceeding” — a reference that appears to match Kenneth Chesebro, a Trump attorney who worked on the scheme involving false presidential electors.
Tuesday’s indictment says Trump used private phone calls, memos and other meetings to pressure his vice president, Mike Pence, to help him overturn the election.
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