US Department of Justice Special Counsel Jack Smith filed a supersceding indictment against former president Donald Trump for his alleged attempts to interfere in the 2020 election following his loss to Joe Biden.
The new charging document tailors the allegations against Trump to the recent US Supreme Court ruling that presidents are immune from prosecution for certain in-office conduct.
The re-tooled indictment maintains four criminal counts against Trump, but it carves out some of the descriptions of his alleged conduct.
Trump has denied the election interference allegations, though he has maintained his claim – without evidence – that there was widespread voter fraud in the 2020 election.
