Department of Justice special counsel Jack Smith filed a revised indictment on Tuesday in the federal government’s case against former President Donald Trump.
A hearing in the case is scheduled for September 5, roughly two months before the November election. The federal government alleges Trump undertook a criminal scheme to overturn the 2020 election. Trump pleaded not guilty to a previous indictment.
….For them to do this immediately after our Supreme Court Victory on Immunity and more, is shocking. I’ve also been informed by my attorneys, that you’re not even allowed to bring cases literally right before an Election – A direct assault on Democracy! This is an unprecedented…
— Donald J. Trump Posts From His Truth Social (@TrumpDailyPosts) August 27, 2024
U.S. Rep. Barry Moore (R-Enterprise) called the new indictment “election interference, plain and simple.”
The Biden-Harris weaponized government strikes again.
— Rep. Barry Moore (@RepBarryMoore) August 27, 2024
This is election interference, plain and simple. https://t.co/at21koM03E
U.S. Rep. Robert Aderholt (R-Haleyville) said the new indictment was an example of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris weaponizing the Justice Department.
Jack Smith just got new indictments against @realDonaldTrump two months before the election. Yet, we are told that if Donald Trump wins, he will be the one to weaponize the Justice Department. He would have to work real hard to weaponize it more than Biden/Harris have.
— Robert B. Aderholt (@CongAderholt) August 27, 2024
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