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DOJ Releases Report Alleging Trump Would Have Been Convicted for 2020 Election Interference if Not Re-elected

Jan 14, 2025, 12:00 PM

The US Justice Department has released Special Counsel Jack Smith's final report, which alleges that President-elect Donald Trump engaged in an 'unprecedented criminal effort' to overturn the results of the 2020 election. Smith stated that 'but for Mr. Trump's election and imminent return to the presidency, the office assessed that the admissible evidence was sufficient to obtain and sustain a conviction at trial.' The 174-page report was submitted to Congress and released early Tuesday morning. Smith emphasized that his team 'stood up for the rule of law' during the investigation.