
On 1 August, former president Donald Trump was hit with his third criminal indictment charging him over his efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election and the subsequent January 6 attack on the Capitol.
Following an investigation by special counsel Jack Smith, a grand jury in Washington DC charged him with four counts: conspiracy to defraud the United States, conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding, conspiracy against rights and obstruction of, and attempt to obstruct an official proceeding.