Special prosecutor conducted the investigation donald trump (2017-2021), Jack Smith accused former president Send members of extremist group Proud Boys and other “angry” supporters to the Capitol on January 6, 2021 To prevent Congress from certifying elections Joe Biden.
The accusation deepens the direct connection between Trump and the attack on the Capitol, reflected in a dossier filed by Smith and his aides on Tuesday. They are investigating the former president and the improper use of classified documents dated January 6, 2021.
Prosecutors say being sent to the Capitol Members of the Proud Boys, a violent far-right organizationand other supporters Trump ‘knew they were angry’ It serves to reveal the former president’s “motive and intent” to “prevent the certification by Congress” of Biden’s election victory.
“Also, his statements at the time about what he had and continues to have His immense influence over the actions of his supporters is evidence of his knowledge and intent to obstruct certificationBecause he decided not to use that influence to alleviate the violence of January 6,” they explain.
Not only that, “The disruption of the certification process by rioters was exactly what the defendant intended on January 6“I attached the document.
Trump denies four accusations against him Federal prosecutors: Conspiracy to defraud the United States, conspiracy to obstruct an official act, obstruction and attempted obstruction of an official act, and conspiracy to violate civil rights.
Last September 5th andProud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio was sentenced to 22 years in prison by a District of Columbia federal court for leading a “conspiracy.” The incident that led to the Capitol attack, which left five people dead and 140 police officers injured.
Tarrio is one of dozens of people prosecuted and sentenced to prison for participating in the attack as Congress was certifying Biden’s victory in the November 2020 presidential election.
Prosecutors add that Trump’s statements were as follows: He was in favor of pardoning those convicted on January 6 They may be admitted to the trial “to assist the jury” because the former president’s words “indicate that the law does not apply to those acting on their own orders, regardless of the legality of their actions.”