Well, here we are again! Donald Trump has been indicted on even MORE federal charges. These have nothing to do with the classified documents he took to Mar-a-Lago — this is actually much more serious even than that.
This is the result of the investigation into the former president’s actions after the 2020 election — and leading up to the violence on January 6 committed by his followers in his name. Related: Trump Accused Of Trying To Destroy Security Camera Footage Based on the evidence of Trump’s ongoing “big lie” — and machinations with other individuals they think they can show — the Department of Justice chose to charge Trump with the following crimes: conspiracy to defraud the United States “by using dishonesty, fraud and deceit to obstruct the nation’s process of collecting, counting, and certifying the results of the presidential election” (maximum 5 year sentence) conspiracy to impede the January 6 congressional proceeding (maximum 20 year sentence) conspiracy against the right to vote and to have that vote counted (maximum 10 year sentence) obstruction of, and attempt to obstruct and impede, the certification of the electoral vote (maximum 20 year sentence) The indictment reads: We know Trump tried to talk election officials into “finding” more votes for him, that various supporters tried to fraudulently replace the real electors of multiple states, and more.
The burden of proof will be on the government to prove which of the many actions Trump knew about, which he signed off on, and which he directed.
There are six other unnamed co-conspirators mentioned in the indictment, so it seems pretty clear the government has a very clear idea about what specifically they can prove. Video: LISTEN To Donald Trump Give
Read more on perezhilton.com