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   He's a dirtbag who everybody wants to see have a stroke.   
      
   Wouldn't it be nice if he went to jail and ended up like Epstein?   
      
   The election-meddling indictment against Trump is sprawling. Here's a   
   breakdown of the case   
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   Donald Trump has been charged by the Justice Department for his efforts to   
   overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election. The charges include   
   conspiracy to defraud the United States government and witness tampering.   
   (Aug. 1)   
   The indictment against former President Donald Trump charging him by the   
   Justice Department for his efforts to overturn the results of the 2020   
   presidential election is photographed Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2023, in Washington.   
   (AP Photo/Jon Elswick)   
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   The indictment against former President Donald Trump charging him by the   
   Justice Department for his efforts to overturn the results of the 2020   
   presidential election is photographed Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2023, in Washington.   
   (AP Photo/Jon Elswick)   
   Special counsel Jack Smith speaks about an indictment of former President   
   Donald Trump, Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2023, at a Department of Justice office in   
   Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)   
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   Special counsel Jack Smith speaks about an indictment of former President   
   Donald Trump, Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2023, at a Department of Justice office in   
   Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)   
   The indictment against former President Donald Trump charging him by the   
   Justice Department for his efforts to overturn the results of the 2020   
   presidential election is photographed Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2023, in Washington.   
   (AP Photo/Jon Elswick)   
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   The indictment against former President Donald Trump charging him by the   
   Justice Department for his efforts to overturn the results of the 2020   
   presidential election is photographed Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2023, in Washington.   
   (AP Photo/Jon Elswick)   
   The indictment against former President Donald Trump charging him by the   
   Justice Department for his efforts to overturn the results of the 2020   
   presidential election is photographed Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2023, in Washington.   
   (AP Photo/Jon Elswick)   
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   The indictment against former President Donald Trump charging him by the   
   Justice Department for his efforts to overturn the results of the 2020   
   presidential election is photographed Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2023, in Washington.   
   (AP Photo/Jon Elswick)   
   The indictment against former President Donald Trump charging him by the   
   Justice Department for his efforts to overturn the results of the 2020   
   presidential election is photographed Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2023, in Washington.   
   (AP Photo/Jon Elswick)   
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   The indictment against former President Donald Trump charging him by the   
   Justice Department for his efforts to overturn the results of the 2020   
   presidential election is photographed Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2023, in Washington.   
   (AP Photo/Jon Elswick)   
   The indictment against former President Donald Trump charging him by the   
   Justice Department for his efforts to overturn the results of the 2020   
   presidential election is photographed Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2023, in Washington.   
   (AP Photo/Jon Elswick)   
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   The indictment against former President Donald Trump charging him by the   
   Justice Department for his efforts to overturn the results of the 2020   
   presidential election is photographed Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2023, in Washington.   
   (AP Photo/Jon Elswick)   
   The indictment against former President Donald Trump charging him by the   
   Justice Department for his efforts to overturn the results of the 2020   
   presidential election is photographed Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2023, in Washington.   
   (AP Photo/Jon Elswick)   
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   The indictment against former President Donald Trump charging him by the   
   Justice Department for his efforts to overturn the results of the 2020   
   presidential election is photographed Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2023, in Washington.   
   (AP Photo/Jon Elswick)   
   By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER   
   Updated 10:56 PM EST, August 1, 2023   
   Comments   
      
   Donald Trump for years has promoted baseless claims that the 2020 election   
   was stolen from him. In truth, Trump was the one who tried to steal the   
   election, federal prosecutors said Tuesday in a sprawling indictment that   
   paints the former president as desperate to cling to power he knew had been   
   stripped away by voters.   
      
   The Justice Department indictment accuses Trump of brazenly conspiring with   
   allies to spread falsehoods and concoct schemes intended to overturn his   
   election loss to President Joe Biden as his legal challenges floundered in   
   court.   
      
   The felony charges brought by special counsel Jack Smith are built around   
   the words of White House lawyers and others in his inner circle who   
   repeatedly told Trump there was no fraud.   
      
   It's the third time this year the early front-runner in the 2024 Republican   
   presidential primary has been charged in a criminal case. But it's the   
   first case to try to hold Trump responsible for his efforts to remain in   
   power during the chaotic weeks between his election loss and the attack by   
   his supporters on the U. S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.   
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   rioters   
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   Trump indicted for efforts to overturn 2020 election and block transfer of   
   power   
   Special counsel Jack Smith speaks about an indictment of former President   
   Donald Trump, Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2023, at a Department of Justice office in   
   Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)   
   Takeaways from the Trump indictment that alleges a campaign of 'fraud and   
   deceit'   
      
   Trump has said he did nothing wrong, and has accused Smith and the Justice   
   Department of trying to harm his 2024 campaign.   
      
   Here's a look at the charges Trump faces and other key issues in the   
   indictment:   
      
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   WHAT IS TRUMP CHARGED WITH?   
      
   Trump is charged with four counts: obstruction of an official proceeding,   
   conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding, conspiracy to defraud the U.   
   S. and conspiracy to prevent others from carrying out their constitutional   
   rights.   
      
   In the obstruction charge — which carries penalties of up to 20 years in   
   prison — the official proceeding refers to the Jan. 6, 2021, joint session   
   of Congress at which electoral votes were counted in order to certify Biden   
   as the official winner. Conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding also   
   carries a maximum of 20 years in prison.   
      
   That obstruction charge has been brought against hundreds of the more than   
      
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