DoJ charges Trump with criminal effort to overturn 2020 election results
Summary: The U.S. Department of Justice has accused Donald Trump of a "private criminal effort" to overturn the 2020 election results. Special Counsel Jack Smith's recent filing claims Trump and his allies used multiple illegal methods to disrupt the vote.
Smith argues that Trump's actions were personal and not protected by presidential immunity. He has asked the court to determine which actions can be prosecuted, emphasizing that Trump was acting as a candidate, not as president.
Trump has responded by calling the filing a politically motivated attack. He claims it is an example of prosecutorial misconduct, occurring just before the upcoming election against Vice President Kamala Harris.
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