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New Indictment Against Trump Narrows Allegations Post Supreme Court Ruling

The superseding indictment against former President Donald Trump is photographed Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2024, after special counsel Jack Smith filed the new indictment against Trump that keeps the same cri

Special counsel Jack Smith filed a new indictment against Donald Trump on Tuesday, maintaining the same criminal charges but narrowing the allegations following a recent Supreme Court opinion granting broad immunity to former presidents.

The revised indictment omits the accusation that Trump attempted to utilize the Justice Department's law enforcement powers to overturn his election defeat, an area where the Supreme Court ruled Trump was immune from prosecution.

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