Trump struck with the revised indictment on January 6

“Today, a federal grand jury in the District of Columbia returned a superseding indictment, ECF No. 226, charging the defendant with the same criminal offenses that were charged in the original indictment,” Smith’s office said in an email to Business Insider.

“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 comply with and implement the Supreme Court rulings and remand orders,” the statement continued.

Trump remains charged with the same four counts of interfering with the 2020 election. Those charges allege that he conspired to defraud the United States, that he conspired to prevent the certification of election vote counts, that he obstructed that certification, and that he conspired to deprive voters of the right to have their votes counted.

The retooled indictment is a response to last month’s landmark U.S. Supreme Court opinion giving presidents broad protection from prosecution for official acts.

He removes, for example, any reference from the first indictment that he conferred with Justice Department officials to promote false claims of voter fraud.

The new indictment has 36 pages; the previous indictment had 45 pages.

Senior Assistant Special Counsel Molly Gaston said in a separate filing Tuesday that Smith’s office is not asking for that. trump card to appear in court to be arraigned on the new indictment. He pleaded not guilty to the previous indictment.

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