Special Counsel Provides Fullest Picture Yet Of 2020 Election Case Against Trump
October 3, 2024
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Special Counsel Provides Fullest Picture Yet Of 2020 Election Case Against Trump
Summary
A federal judge unsealed a 165-page court filing that gives the most comprehensive narrative to date of the 2020 election subversion case against former President Trump. The document comes from Special Counsel Jack Smith's office and argues that the actions Trump took to overturn that election were in his private capacity - as a candidate - rather than in his official capacity, as a president. That argument comes after the Supreme Court’s decision in July, which granted the former president sweeping immunity for official actions but left the door open for prosecutors to pursue Trump for unofficial steps he took.
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