Special Counsel Jack Smith's long-awaited report on Donald Trump's 2020 election interference case argues that the president-elect would have been convicted at trial had he not won the 2024 presidential election. There is.
The 174-page report, obtained by multiple news outlets on Tuesday after the president-elect's lawyers failed to block its release, was released shortly after Trump launched his 2024 presidential campaign by Attorney General Merrick Garland. It outlines the investigative process Smith went through in the case against Trump after being appointed special counsel by the chief justice. Bid for the White House.
“The Department's view that the Constitution prohibits continued indictment and prosecution of the President is categorical and takes into account the seriousness of the crimes charged, the strength of the government's case, and the merits of the prosecution. “The Department fully supports this,” Smith wrote in the report's conclusion.
“Certainly, but given Mr. Trump's election and impending return to office, authorities assessed that the admissible evidence was sufficient to obtain and sustain a conviction at trial,” he added.
The report was released by the Justice Department to Congress shortly after midnight on Tuesday, after a last-ditch effort by Trump's legal team to block its release was rejected late Monday by U.S. District Judge Eileen Cannon of South Florida. Submitted.
This is one of two books written by Smith detailing the federal investigation into Mr. Trump.
The second case relates to a classified documents lawsuit that Cannon dismissed in July last year, in which Smith filed a lawsuit against President Trump's former co-defendants Walt Nauta and Carlos de Oliveira. The charges have not been made public as the charges against the two are still being pursued.
