Continues with ac 360. For the first time in this countrys history, a former president of the United States has been charged with felonies allegedly committed while he was president. Im Anderson Cooper here in new york along with jake tapper. Anderson, the indictment charges former President Trump with four things, one that is antit antithetical. Despite having lost the defendant, donald trump, was determined to remain in power, unquote. We learned of the indictment in the 5 00 hour today. Shortly after 6 special counsel jack smith made a statement. Here it is in full. Good evening. Fod an indictment was unsealed charging donald j. Trump with conspiring to defraud the United States, conspiring to disenfranchise voters and extending and from disrupting the scene. It sets forth the crimes charged in detail. I encourage everyone to read it in full. The attack on our nations capitol on january 6th, 2021, was an unprecedented situation. It was filed in the indictment fueled by lies, lies by
just happen stance and not just chaos, it was a concerted effort with many conspiricists coming up with various ways to try to overturn the results of a free and fair election. from state to state to state, from pennsylvania and beyond. the climax of course is what the former president did with his then vice president. yes, you re absolutely right. the january 6th committee plowed a lot of this ground for the special much investigator and mike pence. he did speak to the special counsel are in and about, what happened between donald trump and mike pence. in conversation after conversation including a christmas call saying, mike,