Even before he lost, Donald Trump laid the groundwork to try to overturn the 2020 election, deliberately pressing false claims of voter fraud and clinging to power, according to newly released court filings from prosecutors. It is said that he turned to crime as a result of his failure. New details revealed from the landmark criminal case against the former president.
The filing from Special Counsel Jack Smith’s team is the most comprehensive yet on what prosecutors intend to prove if the case charging Trump with conspiracy to subvert the election goes to trial. It shows a certain opinion.
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The months-long Congressional investigation and indictment itself have detailed President Trump’s efforts to undo the presidential election, but new filings reveal a president who is “increasingly desperate” even as he loses office. Previously unknown testimony provided by President Trump’s aides is cited to paint a portrait of Trump. Control over the White House “used deception to target every step of the electoral process.”
“So what?” Vice President Mike Pence received a call saying he was in danger after a violent mob of his supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, according to filings. , President Trump reportedly told his aides.
“The details don’t matter,” Trump said when his advisers told him that the lawyers filing the legal challenge would not be able to prove the false allegations in court, the filing said.
The application, originally filed under seal in response to a Supreme Court opinion granting broad immunity to former presidents for their official conduct while in office, charges Trump with conspiracy to overturn the results of an election he lost to Democrats. The scope has narrowed. Joe Biden.
The purpose of the brief was to convince U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan that the crimes charged were private acts, not public acts, and therefore could remain part of the indictment as the case progressed. It is something to do. Chutkan authorized the publication of an edited version.
“Although the defendant was a sitting president during the time he was charged with conspiracy, his plan was fundamentally private,” Smith’s team said, adding, “The defendant lost the 2020 presidential election. At that time, the defendant turned to crime in an attempt to retain his job.”
Trump campaign spokesman Stephen Chan called the preliminary letter “full of lies” and “unconstitutional,” saying Smith and Democrats are “desperate to weaponize the Justice Department to cling to power.” He repeated his often-stated assertion.
“The publication of the unconstitutional J6 briefing, full of falsehoods, on the heels of Tim Walz’s disastrous debate performance is a sign that the Harris-Biden administration is attempting to undermine American democracy and interfere in this election. Another obvious attempt by
The filing includes details of conversations between Mr. Trump and Mr. Pence, including a private lunch the two had on November 12, 2020, in which Mr. Pence told Mr. “We will not make concessions, but we must accept the process.” It’s over,” the prosecutor said.
At another private lunch a few days later, Pence urged Trump to accept the election results and run again in 2024.
“I don’t know, but 2024 is far away,” Trump said, according to the filing.
But just as President Trump has ignored dozens of court rulings that have unanimously rejected legal claims by himself and his allies, Trump has “ignored” Pence and publicly spoken out against himself. He said he ignored officials in the states he targeted, including party officials. He lost, and his specific fraud charges were false,” prosecutors wrote.
Trump’s “constant stream of disinformation” in the weeks following the election culminated in a speech on the Ellipse on the morning of January 6, 2021, in which Trump “exploited these lies to “He incited a large crowd of his supporters to march on the Capitol and disrupt the certification process,” prosecutors wrote.
First publication date: October 3, 2024 | 7:28 AM IST