Trump receives third indictment, this time over 2020 election claims

Former President Donald Trump was indicted by a federal grand jury in D.C. yesterday afternoon, in a criminal case accusing Trump of trying to subvert the will of US voters by falsely claiming there was enough fraud to overturn his 2020 election loss.

More specifically, Special Counsel Jack Smith is charging Trump with four felony crimes related to his behavior between the 2020 election and the Jan. 6, 2021 attack by his supporters on the US Capitol:

1. Conspiracy to defraud the US
2. Conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding
3. Obstruction of an official proceeding
4. Conspiracy against the rights of US voters

🧑‍⚖️ Zoom out: Yesterday marks the third indictment against Trump since early April. He’s also facing federal charges for allegedly mishandling classified US government documents after he left office, as well as state charges in New York for alleged hush-money payments to adult actress Stormy Daniels and another woman prior to the 2016 election.

• In addition, a Georgia grand jury will decide later this summer whether Trump will face criminal charges over a call he made to GA’s secretary of state asking him to “find” enough votes to overturn Trump’s 2020 election loss in the state.

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