Here’s what could get tossed from Trump indictment after Supreme Court ruling
Posted on AllSides July 2nd, 2024
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Special counsel Jack Smith accused former President Donald Trump of pressuring his vice president to derail the election certification in January 2021.
Trump’s interactions with Mike Pence were among several key acts Smith used to bring his election interference indictment against Trump, but the special counsel may now have to scrap these acts because of the Supreme Court’s decision on Monday.
The high court ruled 6-3 along ideological lines that certain official acts by presidents are not prosecutable at all, while other official acts require the government to meet high criteria before it can criminally charge...
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