Jack Smith’s New Indictment Against Donald Trump: What We Know

Special Counsel Jack Smith filed a fresh criminal indictment against Donald Trump in connection to the former president’s federal election subversion case.

The superseding indictment filed on Tuesday does not include any new charges against Trump outside the original four felony counts signed by a grand jury in August 2023. Instead, the reworked indictment narrows in on Trump’s actions related to accusations that he attempted to remain in office after losing to President Joe Biden in 2020.

The revised indictment follows the Supreme Court’s decision in July that ruled Trump was protected from facing criminal charges related to his official acts in office. Smith’s office wrote in an accompanying court filing that the new indictment was presented to a grand jury “that had not previously heard evidence in this case,” and “reflects the Government’s efforts to respect and implement the Supreme Court’s holdings and remand instructions.”

Prosecutors argue that Trump’s actions related to the indictment were political and personal by nature, including his efforts to pressure former Vice President Mike Pence to reject Congress’ certification of the 2020 election results on January 6, 2021. Smith’s office emphasized that Pence was not only the vice president but the former president’s “running mate” at the time.

This is a developing story. It will be updated when more information becomes available.