BREAKING: Special counsel Jack Smith has announced 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. DETAILS:
"The attack on our nation's capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, was an unprecedented assault on the seat of American democracy," said Smith, who was appointed to the investigation by Attorney General Merrick Garland last November."It was fueled by lies. Lies by the defendant targeted at obstructing a bedrock function of the U.S. government, the nation's process of collecting, counting, and certifying the results of the presidential election.
Smith lauded the"men and women of law enforcement" who were there during the Jan. 6 riot as"heroes" who did their duty to defend the Capitol. The special counsel also reaffirmed the Justice Department's commitment to"ensuring accountability for those criminally responsible for what happened that day," as more than 1,000 defendants have been named as part of the federal government's widening array of cases stemming from that day.
Shortly after Smith's Tuesday statements, Garland told reporters he has faith in the special counsel's case, adding that"career men and women at the Justice Department are engaged in what has become the largest investigation in our history."
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