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Special Prosecutor Jack Smith filed a superseding indictment on Tuesday in the election interference case involving former President Donald Trump.Trump still faces three conspiracy charges and one obstruction charge, but the allegations have been narrowed.This change was made in response to a 6-3 Supreme Court ruling that stated Trump is entitled to at least presumptive immunity from prosecution for his official acts, but no immunity applies to unofficial acts.
'In substance, there's really not a lot different other than the parts of the count where the former president was actually soliciting help from his own Department of Justice in order to try to perpetuate this claim that there was election fraud, and to perpetuate that he should stay in office because of that,' McWhirter said. After the Supreme Court made its ruling on presidential immunity in July, many legal experts said the case was weakened.
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