A US judge on Wednesday released a court filing in which federal prosecutors presented their evidence indicting the former president. Donald Trump of attempt to illegally overturn his 2020 election defeat. The 165-page filing is likely the last chance for prosecutors to detail their case against Trump before the Nov. 5 election, given that there will be no trial before Trump faces the Democratic vice president. Kamala Harris.
Prosecutors offered details, including an allegation that a White House staffer overheard Trump telling his family members that it doesn’t matter whether he wins or loses the election: “They still have to fight like a devil.”
Trump pleaded not guilty to four criminal charges who accuse him of conspiring to obstruct Congress’s certification of the election, defraud the United States of accurate results, and interfere with Americans’ right to vote.
Prosecutors working with special prosecutor Jack Smith released their evidence to show that Remaining charges against Trump survive Supreme Court ruling of the United States, former presidents enjoy broad criminal immunity for official acts they perform as president.
Prosecutors said new evidence, including transcripts of witness interviews and grand jury testimony, would be analyzed, but much of it These documents will not be made public before the trial..
Top Trump administration officials, including former Vice President Mike Pence and White House chief of staff Mark Meadows, appeared before the grand jury during the investigation.
Prosecutors filed the brief with the court Thursday, but U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan had to approve the proposed redactions before they were made public.
Trump tried to prevent the evidence from being revealed
Trump’s lawyers objected to allowing Smith to release a full court filing laying out his evidence, arguing that It would be inappropriate to do so weeks before the election. They argued that the entire case should be thrown out based on the Supreme Court’s decision.
If Trump wins the election, he will likely order the Justice Department to drop the charges.
