US special counsel Jack Smith has issued revised charges against former president Donald Trump for allegedly attempting to interfere in the 2020 election. This follows last month’s historic and widely criticised Supreme Court ruling that offered presidents broad immunity from criminal prosecution.
The four criminal counts against Trump, all of which he denies, remain the same: conspiracy to defraud the US, conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding, attempting to obstruct an official proceeding and conspiracy against rights. But there is one major change.
In this amended filing, Smith is charging that Trump was acting as a political candidate and not in his capacity as a sitting president. It appears unlikely the case will proceed before November’s presidential election.
