Former special counsel Jack Smith's report on investigations into former President Donald Trump's actions related to the 2020 election has been released to Congress and the public. The report details allegations of Trump's attempts to pressure officials, obstruct justice, and incite the January 6th Capitol attack.
Attorney General Merrick Garland submitted a portion of former special counsel Jack Smith's final report on investigations into President-elect Donald Trump to Congress after a court order blocking its release expired. Smith's report stated that his office initiated prosecution against Trump due to sufficient evidence, emphasizing that 'but for Mr.
Trump's election and imminent return to the Presidency, the Office assessed that the admissible evidence was sufficient to obtain and sustain a conviction at trial.' The report, encompassing volume one, was sent to Congress and made public shortly after a legal battle regarding its disclosure. U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon dismissed a request from Walt Nauta, Trump's aide, and Carlos de Oliveira, former Mar-a-Lago property manager, to prevent volume one from becoming public. This volume focuses on Trump's alleged attempts to obstruct the transfer of power after the 2020 election. Volume two delves into allegations that Trump unlawfully retained classified documents after his first term ended in 2021 and obstructed the Justice Department's investigation.In a letter accompanying the report, Smith defended his decision to charge Trump, refuting claims of political influence from the Biden administration or other actors. He called Trump's accusations 'laughable,' asserting that his office had 'no interest in affecting the presidential election.' Smith used the first volume to defend his work and findings, stating that 'the throughline of all of Mr. Trump's criminal efforts was deceit — knowingly false claims of election.' The 137-page volume largely recaps information already publicly available through court filings in the now-dismissed case against Trump in Washington, D.C. It includes images depicting the violence at the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021, when a mob of Trump supporters stormed the building to prevent Congress from affirming President Biden's victory. Prosecutors alleged that the rioters were 'motivated and directed by Trump,' a claim denied by Trump. Smith wrote that his office was 'prepared' to prove Trump 'willfully caused his supporters to obstruct and attempt to obstruct the proceeding by summoning them to Washington, D.C.' However, he stated that his office lacked 'direct evidence — such as an explicit admission or communication with co-conspirators — of Mr. Trump's subjective intent to cause the full scope of the violence that occurred on January 6.'Four years after the January 6 attack, over 1,500 individuals have been charged for their conduct at the Capitol. Smith emphasized that 'with that in mind, Mr. Trump's relative culpability weighed heavily in favor of charging him, as the individual most responsible for what occurred at the Capitol on January 6.' He revealed that through voluntary interviews with over 250 individuals and grand jury testimony from 55 people, his office gathered evidence pointing to Trump's alleged crime. This included allegations of Trump pressuring then-Vice President Mike Pence to delay the vote certification and support for a fake slate of electors. The report also detailed Trump's alleged attempts to pressure the Justice Department to investigate false claims of fraud, including an instance where he allegedly told his acting attorney general to 'just say the election was corrupt and leave the rest to me and the Republican congressmen.' A federal grand jury indicted Trump on four counts in the summer of 2023. He pleaded not guilty to all charges. However, Smith stated that his office considered, but ultimately decided against, bringing other charges, such as under the Insurrection Act, due to potential litigation risks. Trump was charged with allegedly conspiring with at least six unnamed co-conspirators, and Smith wrote that his office determined some shared criminal culpability with the president-elect
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