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   > Special counsel Jack Smith has charged former President Donald Trump in a   
   > superseding indictment in his federal election interference case that   
   > charges him with the same offenses in the original indictment, but is   
   > adjusted to the Supreme Court's recent presidential immunity ruling.   
   >   
   > "The superseding indictment, which was presented to a new grand jury that   
   > had not previously heard evidence in this case, reflects the Government's   
   > efforts to respect and implement the Supreme Court's holdings and remand   
   > instructions," a Justice Department spokesperson said Tuesday.   
   >   
   > Trump last August pleaded not guilty to federal charges of undertaking a   
   > "criminal scheme" to overturn the results of the 2020 election to remain   
   > in power. Last month, in a blockbuster decision, the U.S. Supreme Court   
   > ruled that Trump is entitled to immunity from criminal prosecution for   
   > official acts undertaken while in office, and sent the case back to the   
   > trial court to sort out which charges against him can stand.   
   >   
   > In a separate filing Tuesday, the special counsel said he does not oppose   
   > waiving Trump's appearance for an arraignment on the superseding   
   > indictment.   
   >   
   > While the original indictment laid out five ways Trump allegedly   
   > obstructed the function of the federal government -- having state election   
   > officials change electoral votes, arranging fraudulent slates of electors,   
   > using the Department of Justice to conduct "sham" investigations,   
   > enlisting the Vice President to obstruct the certification of the   
   > election, and exploiting the chaos of the Jan. 6 riot -- the new   
   > indictment removes mention of his use of the Department of Justice, which   
   > was explicitly mentioned in the Supreme Court's ruling as falling within   
   > his official duties.   
   >   
   > While the original indictment mentions the Justice Department on over 30   
   > occasions, the new indictment makes no mention of the DOJ.   
   >   
   > It also reframes the portion of the original indictment outlining that   
   > Trump allegedly knew his claims of election fraud were false.   
   >   
   > The original indictment included how multiple federal officials --   
   > including the vice president, members of the Department of Justice, the   
   > Director of National Intelligence, and several White House attorneys --   
   > notified Trump that his claims about the election were false. The   
   > superseding indictment removes most of those mentions, saying, "The   
   > Defendant was on notice that his claims were untrue. He was told so by   
   > those most invested in his re-election, including his own running mate and   
   > his campaign staff."   
   >   
   > "The defendant used his campaign to repeat and widely disseminate them   
   > anyway, to make his knowingly false claims appear legitimate, create an   
   > intense national atmosphere of mistrust and anger and erode public faith   
   > in the administration of the election," says the new indictment, adding   
   > that those aiding Trump were "acting in a private capacity" and that none   
   > of them "were government officials during the conspiracies."   
   >   
   > In multiple places, Smith's new indictment adds clarifying language to   
   > state when he believes Trump was clearly acting outside of his official   
   > duties, saying, for instance, that Trump "had no official responsibilities   
   > related to any state's certification of the election results" and   
   > highlighting when Trump was allegedly acting "not as President but in his   
   > capacity as a candidate for office."   
   >   
   > The superseding indictment also removes key allegations about Trump’s   
   > refusal to act as rioters stormed the Capitol.   
   >   
   > The new indictment no longer includes allegations that Trump refused   
   > advisers’ requests to send a message calling off rioters and that Trump   
   > later refused to withdraw his objections to the certification despite the   
   > plea of his White House counsel.   
   >   
   > The new indictment is 36 pages, while the original indictment was 45.   
   >   
   > It comes just days after Smith, in a filing, urged the Eleventh Circuit   
   > Court of Appeals to reverse a federal judge's surprise dismissal of   
   > Trump's classified documents case, which Smith is also overseeing.   
   >   
   > https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/donald-trump-charged-superseding-   
   > indictment-federal-election-subversion/story?id=113193224   
      
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