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Prosecutors detail Trump's efforts to overturn 2020 election in new court filing

smh.com.au — October 3, 2024, 05:01 AM UTC

Summary: US prosecutors have detailed Donald Trump's actions after the 2020 election in a new court filing. They claim he pressured state officials and then-vice president Mike Pence to overturn the election results, acting outside his presidential duties.

The 165-page document is likely the last major filing before the November 5 election. It aims to advance the federal criminal case against Trump, despite a Supreme Court ruling on presidential immunity.

Prosecutors, led by special counsel Jack Smith, provided a comprehensive account of Trump's conduct, much of which has been previously reported or investigated by the House committee on the Capitol riot.

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