- Special counsel Jack Smith announced Tuesday that former President Donald Trump was charged on four counts in a case surrounding alleged efforts to subvert the 2020 election and disrupt the peaceful transfer of power in January 2021.
- “The attack on our nation’s capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, was an unprecedented assault on the seat of American democracy,” Smith said. “It was fueled by lies by the defendant targeted at obstructing a bedrock function of the U.S. government.”
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Special Counsel Claims J6 Riot Was ‘Fueled By Lies’ Of Trump
FILE - Rioters loyal to President Donald Trump rally at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Jan. 6, 2021. The House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol has scheduled its next hearing for Oct. 13, 2022, pushing the investigation back into the limelight less than three weeks before the midterm election that will determine control of Congress. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)
