BREAKING: Superseding Indictment Filed Against Trump

NPR reports:

Prosecutors filed a superceding indictment in the federal criminal case against Donald Trump, the Republican presidential nominee, after the Supreme Court granted the former president substantial immunity, according to a new court filing.

A spokesman for Special counsel Jack Smith said the superseding indictment was presented to a new grand jury one that had not previously heard evidence in the case. The spokesman said the new indictment “reflects the Government’s efforts to respect and implement the Supreme Court’s holdings and remand instructions.”

Smith has been consulting with other officials inside the Justice Department for weeks about the case, which accuses then President Trump of leading a conspiracy to overturn the 2020 election and disenfranchise millions of voters. The scheme allegedly culminated in a cascade of violent attacks on police at the U.S. Capitol three years ago.

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BREAKING NEWS — Special Counsel Jack Smith charges Trump in Superseding Indictment in the Jan. 6 case after Supreme Court immunity ruling; no new defendants added pic.twitter.com/i0C88u6IOR

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