Many were expecting the next set of charges Special Counsel Jack Smith was going to bring against defeated, former President Donald Trump would pertain to the January 6th attack on the U.S. Capitol and those could come very soon. However, tonight, Special Counsel Jack Smith brought three additional charges against Trump in the classified documents case at Mar-a-Lago bringing the total to 40.
Trump is being charged with two new counts of obstruction concerning attempts to destroy security footage and an additional count of willful retention of a top-secret document, namely revealing war plans against Iran to unauthorized individuals in Bedminster, New Jersey. These revelations had been released on tape shortly after his original indictment last month, but Smith's team has since located the document in question. An additional accomplice has also been charged in the case. A trial date had been set for May 2024, but there is a good chance the superseded indictment could delay the start of proceedings.
Many were expecting the next set of charges Smith was going to bring would pertain to Trump's role in the January 6th attack on the U.S. Capitol and those could soon come.
Of course, for a significant number of Republicans it doesn't matter how charges are brought against Trump or how many times he is convicted. Their support for him won't budge. Trump will be the Republican nominee. While I don't wish to underestimate President Biden, so long as he is the GOP nominee, then there is a chance Americans voters will send him back to the White House. And this time he might never leave.
No comments:
Post a Comment