Trump and the federal election case against him: Key passages from prosecutors' latest court filing
New court papers in Donald Trump’s federal 2020 election interference case pull back the curtain on his conversations with family members, former Vice President Mike Pence and other close advisers in the weeks leading up to the attack on the U.S. Capitol
WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump “laid the groundwork for his crimes” well before Election Day in 2020. He said “the details don’t matter” when told his election fraud claims would fail in court. And his response to learning that then-Vice President Mike Pence was taken to a secure location as rioters stormed the Capitol?
“So what?”
That's according to a 165-page court filing from special counsel Jack Smith's team that paints a portrait of a president so desperate to cling to power that he “resorted to crimes" after losing the 2020 election to Democrat Joe Biden.
The filing unsealed Wednesday provides a glimpse into the evidence and testimony prosecutors plan to present if the case accusing Trump of an illegal scheme to overturn the 2020 election ever reaches trial.
