Trump faces enough evidence to convict in the election case, the special counsel’s report says
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Donald Trump is facing “sufficient” evidence to be convicted at trial for trying to overturn the 2020 US presidential election, according to the special prosecutor who is leading the case against the president elect.
Jack Smith was appointed by US Attorney General Merrick Garland in 2022 to oversee the cases against Trump. He Bring two sets of fees against the former president, one of which accused Trump of meddling in the results of the 2020 election.
But in the end Smith moved to eliminate both proceedings following Trump’s victory in the 2024 election are based on a long-standing justice department policy prohibiting the prosecution of sitting presidents.
This opinion “is categorical and does not reflect the seriousness of the crimes charged, the strength of the Government’s evidence, or the merits of the prosecution, which the Office fully supports,” Smith said. wrote in the final report on the case released early. on Tuesday.
“Yes, but with respect to Mr. Trump’s election and impending return to the Presidency, [special counsel’s] The Office judges that the admissible evidence is sufficient to obtain and sustain a conviction at trial,” Smith added.
This report is a blow to Mr. Trump, with less than a week to go before he will be sworn into office.
Trump, who has denied wrongdoing, in a post on his Truth Social platform called Smith a “stupid prosecutor who could not have tried his case before the election that I resounding victory.”
The report concludes one of two cases involving Smith’s investigation as special prosecutor. The other case involves Trump’s mishandling of classified documents after the end of his first presidential term.
Smith last week resigned from the Ministry of Justice. The historic case has opened a fierce legal battle with the president-elect in the run-up to the 2024 election.
