President-elect Donald Trump, left, and Jack Smith, right, former special counsel for the U.S. Department of Justice. Credits: ALM/Wikimedia CommonsRead the Document: DOJ Releases Ex-Special Counsel's Report Explaining Trump Prosecutions
The office of former Special Counsel Jack Smith concluded it had enough admissible evidence against President-elect Donald Trump to obtain and sustain a conviction at trial for Trump's alleged conspiracy to overturn the 2020 presidential election.
January 14, 2025 at 11:40 AM
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What You Need to Know
- U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon allowed the U.S. Department of Justice to release Volume I of a special counsel final report explaining federal prosecutions of President-elect Donald Trump.
- The office of former Special Counsel Jack Smith identified multiple federal interests for prosecuting Trump.
- Smith prosecuted Trump with the belief he had enough admissible evidence to convict the former and future commander-in-chief.
U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland has released 174 pages of new documents explaining the federal prosecutions against President-elect Donald Trump.
Former Special Counsel Jack Smith’s final report alleges Trump “engaged in an unprecedented criminal effort to overturn the legitimate results of the [2020] election in order to retain power” after losing reelection to President Joe Biden. “Indeed, but for Mr. Trump’s election [victory over Vice President Kamala Harris in 2024] and imminent return to the Presidency, the Office assessed that the admissible evidence was sufficient to obtain and sustain a conviction at trial.”
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