The indictment was issued by a grand jury of citizens here in the District Of Columbia and it sets forth the crimes charged in detail. I encourage everyone to read it in full. The attack on our nations capitol onjanuary 6, 2021 was an unprecedented assault on the seat of american democracy. Its described in the indictment it was fuelled by lies, lies by the defendant, targeted at obstructing a Bedrock Function of the us government, the nations process of collecting, counting and certifying the results of the president ial election. The men and women of Law Enforcement who defended the us capitol on january 6 are heroes. They are patriots and they are the very best of us. They did notjust defend a building or the people sheltering in it, they put their lives on the line to defend who we are as a country and a people. They defended the very institutions and principles that define the United States. Since the attack on our capitol, the Department Ofjustice Has remained committed to ensuri
ou look justice department. sarah, if you look at justice department. sarah, if you look at what justice department. sarah, if you look at what the - justice department. sarah, if you look at what the special. you look at what the special counseljack smith said in a statement, he said he wants a speedy trial. one could we see this go to trial? i speedy trial. one could we see this go to trial? this go to trial? i would not exect this go to trial? i would not exoect to this go to trial? i would not expect to see this go to trial? i would not expect to see this - this go to trial? i would not expect to see this trial - this go to trial? i would not. expect to see this trial happen any time soon. for lots of reasons. first of all, the president is now under indictment in three cases. that is an enormous amount of work for him and his legal teams, to process all of those cases, to respond to the cases and review the discovery. it is a huge, process for him. even putting aside the f
that define the united states. since the attack on our capitol, the department ofjustice has remained committed to ensuring accountability for those criminally responsible for what happened that day. this case is brought consistent with that commitment and our investigation of other individuals continues. 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. our north america correspondent, nomia iqbal, was at the courthouse earlier. the former president donald trump is due to appear on thursday and can appear virtually or in person but he will probably do that in person as he has done previously. inside court, he will face what is arguably the most serious indictment so far and probably the most serious
a dark day. i was on the house floor onjanuary six, a dark day. i was on the house floor on january six, one a dark day. i was on the house floor onjanuary six, one of the darkest days in american history. the political consequences will probably, amazingly be positive for president trump. nobody plays the victim better than president trump. when you look at this indictment and you look at this indictment and you look at what is going to have to be proven in court of law, i am certainly going to be entertained as is the world by the trial that is going to commence, asjackson the trial that is going to commence, as jackson has said, at a very speedy rate. it is one, i think will have surprised witnesses, we also have seen in this indictment, there are six un co conspirators, four attorneys, we can assume that as the clown show of attorneys president trump had feeding him these lies, prior to january sex. you can assume former doj officialjeffrey clarke is one officialjeffrey clarke is
for a postponement here. we do not have a trial day. we do not have a schedule set for it all the scope of the discovery in this case. i think it would be reasonable for trumpet s defence team for a long, drawnout schedule and they expect a discovery in this case and the legal obligations, i don t think that is unreasonable, frankly. that is the question, unreasonable, frankly. that is the question, how unreasonable, frankly. that is the question, how do - unreasonable, frankly. that is the question, how do other. the question, how do other indictments factor entities and the prospect of another indictment coming in the state of georgia? i indictment coming in the state of georgia? indictment coming in the state of geora ia? . , , of georgia? i mean, the biggest issue is timing. of georgia? i mean, the biggest issue is timing. and issue is timing. and overlapping evidence and witnesses in these cases. there may be individuals that are witnesses in more than one case. there is