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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Chris Stein

Five key takeaways from Jack Smith’s report on alleged Trump election crimes

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Donald Trump speaks at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida, on 7 January 2025. Photograph: Carlos Barría/Reuters

A special counsel report detailing Donald Trump’s efforts to subvert democracy was released by the justice department early on Tuesday and concluded that the president-elect would have been convicted of crimes over his failed attempt to cling to power in 2020.

However, Trump’s victory in November’s US presidential election scuppered the investigation.

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