- Title: Trump charged in U.S. special counsel probe in efforts to overturn 2020 election
- Date: 1st August 2023
- Summary: WASHINGTON, D.C., UNITED STATES (AUGUST 1, 2023) (REUTERS) (MUTE) VARIOUS OF PAGES OF THE CRIMINAL INDICTMENT AGAINST FORMER U.S. PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP IN THE JANUARY 6 CASE VARIOUS EXTERIORS OF E. BARRETT PRETTYMAN U.S. COURTHOUSE
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- Keywords: Donald Trump January 6 U.S. Capitol election grand jury indictment
- Location: WASHINGTON DC, UNITED STATES
- City: WASHINGTON DC, UNITED STATES
- Country: US
- Topics: Crime/Law/Justice,Judicial Process/Court Cases/Court Decisions,North America
- Reuters ID: LVA001153801082023RP1
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- Story Text: Donald Trump on Tuesday (August 1) was hit with criminal charges for a third time in four months - this time arising from efforts to overturn his 2020 U.S. election defeat - as he campaigns to regain the presidency next year.
The charges stem from Special Counsel Jack Smith's investigation into allegations Trump - the front-runner for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination - sought to reverse his loss to Democratic rival Joe Biden.
Officials have testified that Trump pressured them based on false claims of widespread voting fraud. His supporters attacked the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, in a bid to stop Congress from certifying Biden's victory.
Trump on July 18 said he had received a letter from Smith telling him that he was a target of the Jan. 6 grand jury investigation in Washington.
Trump already had become the first former U.S. president to face criminal charges. He has sought to portray the prosecutions as part of a politically motivated witch hunt. These represent a second round of federal charges by Smith, who was appointed a special counsel in November by U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland.
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