Jack Smith lays out 2020 election case against Trump in newly unsealed filing

Published October 2, 2024 4:15pm ET



Special counsel Jack Smith on Wednesday provided additional details on former President Donald Trump’s alleged efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election, offering a plan to disprove what he called Trump’s false claims about election fraud and fight against the Supreme Court’s immunity decision.

The 165-page motion, unsealed Wednesday by U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan, showcased Trump’s and his associates’ efforts to dispute the election results, painting the former president and his deputies as desperate and dishonest at times.

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