![]() ![]() And they're not named in the indictment, those six co-conspirators. ![]() Jill Wine-Banks: And there are, by the way, six co-conspirators who are in this indictment. Jack Smith, Special Counsel: In this case, my office will seek a speedy trial so that our evidence can be tested in court and judged by a jury of citizens. Then he is charged with a third conspiracy, which is a conspiracy against rights, and that is the rights of American voters to vote and to have their vote counted. Jill Wine-Banks: He's charged with a conspiracy to obstruct and the actual obstruction of an official proceeding. The nation's process of collecting, counting and certifying the results of the presidential election. Lies by the defendant targeted at obstructing a bedrock function of the US government. Jack Smith, Special Counsel: It was fuelled by lies. That official proceeding was the counting of the electoral ballots by Congress on January 6th. But then he's also charged with a conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding. Jill Wine-Banks: The charges are conspiracy to defraud the United States. Sam Hawley: So Jack Smith, he's accused Donald Trump, who of course, is running to be president again, of taking part in three conspiracies, which include four charges. Jack Smith, Special Counsel: The attack on our nation's Capitol on January 6th 2021 was an unprecedented assault on the seat of American democracy. Sam Hawley: The indictment was filed by Special Counsel Jack Smith in the federal district Court in Washington. Trump with conspiring to defraud the United States. Today, an indictment was unsealed, charging Donald J. Jack Smith, Special Counsel: Good evening. Jill Wine-Banks: He is being charged with attempting to conspire with others to prevent the peaceful transfer of power, which is essential to a democracy, with his attempt to influence and prevent the counting of American voters' votes and to prevent the official proceeding of counting them, which is part of our electoral system. Sam Hawley: So let's look then at what preceded those riots, because this is what the charges against Donald Trump are all about. And they know it and they don't want to talk about it. Frankly, we did win this election.ĭonald Trump, former US president: The election was the lie. It's the only way we're going to lose this election.ĭonald Trump, former US president: We were getting ready to win this election. But even more shocking is what preceded it that we now know about and what has followed it that we now know about.ĭonald Trump, former US president: The only way we're going to lose this election is if the election is rigged. It was shocking to watch that, wasn't it? Sam Hawley: Jill, we're hearing sounds there from the Capitol riots that unfolded on January 6th, 2021. News Audio: We have a breach on the Capitol. Today, legal analyst Jill Wine-banks, who was one of the prosecutors during the Watergate scandal, on why Donald Trump's legal woes aren't hurting his standing in the Republican Party, but why he might not escape jail. It's the third time the former president has been indicted this year, but still he's pushing ahead with his campaign to return to the White House. Now he's been charged with conspiring to try and overturn the result. When he lost the 2020 US election, Donald Trump couldn't accept it. Sam Hawley: Hi, I'm Sam Hawley, coming to you from Gadigal Land. ![]()
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