Trump Criminal Charges Expose Fragility of U.S. Democracy
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Jack Smith, the U.S. Department of Justice special counsel, accused former president Donald J. Trump late Tuesday of "conspiring to defraud the United States, conspiring to disenfranchise voters, and conspiring and attempting to obstruct an official proceeding."
Trump was indicted on four criminal counts in all, resulting from a federal investigation into his conduct surrounding America's 2020 presidential election and the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. Among the charges Smith filed against him were conspiracy to defraud the country; conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding; conspiracy against rights; and the obstruction of and attempt to obstruct an official proceeding.
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