It is described in the indictment, 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 Capital Onjanuary The 6th are heroes. They are patriots and 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 as a people. They defended the very institutions and principles that defined the United States. Since the attack on our capital 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. 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 o
The other two cases, which are unrelated, will be going to trial right in the middle of the us republican primary season thats where voters in various states, Republican Voters will be going to the polls to narrow down the field of hopeful republican candidates for president. And right in the middle of those elections, mr trump is due in new york to stand trial in connection to payments is alleged to have made to former adult film star Stormy Daniels. Injust have made to former adult film star Stormy Daniels. In just a have made to former adult film star Stormy Daniels. Injust a couple months later, mr trump is due in court in florida over the classified documents case these are allegations and charges that the former president unlawfully held onto classified documents when he left the white house, and stored them in his mar a lago estate in florida estate in florida. Now all this will be going to trial in the lead up to the Republican National convention, which is one of the biggest p
And kelly hyman, legal analyst and democratic strategist welcome to you all. There is a section in the Special Counsels indictment in which jack smith breaks down this alleged scheme into five distinct parts. First, it begins with the false claims of Election Fraud. It is important to note that the doj says explicitly that donald trump it is important to note that the doj did know that he had lost the election and made knowingly false claims about it. Second, the former president and his Co Conspirators launched a seven state strategy to pressure state and local officials to overturn the officially certified results. Third, they weaponised, to coin a phrase, Thejustice Department to lend credence to these false claims of Election Fraud to try to pressure State Officials. Fourth, they pressured the Vice President , mike pence, to do something they knew was unconstitutional and illegal. And finally, which brings us to the violence of january 6th, they exploited that disruption and redoub
There was an agreement between one or more persons to achieve the object of the conspiracy and that was set forth in the indictment. The government is really going to set forth a pretty narrow number of charges here and frankly, it would not be unexpected if they had a convention on some and not others conviction. It is frankly expected in these types of cases. The indictment in these types of cases. The indictment is in these types of cases. The indictment is also in these types of cases. The indictment is also mentioned six Co Conspirators, none have been charged in this indictment. For attorneys, a former Department Of Justice official at a political us to leave i consulted who aided trumps efforts. Why do you think they were not charged . Trumps efforts. Why do you think they were not charged . Thats a good cuestion. I they were not charged . Thats a good question i was they were not charged . Thats a good question. I was expecting they were not charged . Thats a good question. I w