Vote and stay in power. Special counsel jack smith wrote in the indictment, quote, the defendant widely disseminated his false claims of Election Fraud for months, despite the fact that he knew and in many cases had been informed directly that they were not true. The defendants knowingly false statements were integral to his criminal plans to defeat the federal government function, obstruct the certification and interfere with others rights to vote and have their votes counted. The indictment also mentions six alleged coconspirators. They are unnamed, but nbc news them to be rudy giuliani, attorney john eastman, attorney Sidney Powell, former Justice Department official jeffrey clark, and attorney kenneth chesbro. Sixth is unclear but is described as a political consultant who helped implement the socalled fake electors scheme. Special counsel jack smith says he wants to bring this case to trial soon. In this case, my office will seek a speedy trial so that our evidence can be tested i
Sort of demonstrable evidence that a defendant will be unable to secure a fair and impartial jury. change of venue motions are almost never successful. i ll give you an example in my 30 years as a prosecutor, i had them only filed by defense attorneys a handful of times. i ve never seen one granted. not in my case and not in me of my colleague s cases over the years. it is not impossible. but i think it is extraordinarily unlikely we will see any change of venue. and, garrett, what do we know about how republicans on capitol hill could react when it comes to standing behind trump in light of this latest indictment? well, house republicans have been almost in lockstep behind the former president from speaker mccarthy on down. echoing his claims of election interference, even suggesting that they need to investigate this investigation. some republicans like matt gaetz, a close ally of donald trump, marjorie taylor greene trying to defund the special