Donald Trump indicted on 4 counts over efforts to overturn 2020 election results
- US federal indictment led by US Special Counsel Jack Smith also makes reference to six co-conspirators, including a Justice Department official
- Trump has already been indicted on federal charges concerning his handling of classified documents after leaving the White House
The front-running candidate for the Republican Party’s presidential nomination posted on his Truth Social platform soon before news reports that an indictment in the investigation led by US Special Counsel Jack Smith was imminent.
The indictment included four counts: “Conspiracy to defraud the US; a conspiracy to threaten the rights of others; a conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding before Congress; and obstruction of an official proceeding.
Trump “did knowingly combine, conspire, confederate, and agree with co-conspirators … to defraud the United States by using dishonesty, fraud, and deceit to impair, obstruct, and defeat the lawful federal government function by which the results of the presidential election are collected, counted, and certified”, the indictment said.
