Superseding indictment returned against Donald Trump
A Washington, D.C. grand jury has returned a superseding indictment against Donald Trump for his involvement in the attempts to overthrow the 2020 election.
Superseding indictments typically mean that the charges or definitions differ. As the Justice Department defines, "If an indictment is dismissed because of legal defect or grand jury irregularity, the government may return a new indictment within six months of the date of dismissal or within the original limitation period (whichever is later)."
According to Georgia constitutional law professor Anthony Michael Kreis, "The superseding indictment is the Special Counsel's attempt to adhere to the Supreme Court’s presidential immunity decision without showing the prosecution's cards in an evidentiary hearing a/k/a a mini trial. Jack Smith is working to preserve his case and move expeditiously."
Smith didn't add more charges but the indictment appeared to be more focused, reporter David Spunt said on Fox News.
About 10 pages shorter than the original indictment from last year.
"The same four core charges are included on this indictment," he said. "The reason that Donald Trump was reindicted if you will is because the Supreme Court came back somewhat in his favor on July 1st of this year telling Jack Smith, the special counsel, essentially in layman's terms, 'You need to go back and re-think your case before District Judge Tanya Chutkin."
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