 Former President Donald Trump has announced he expected to be indicted today in the investigation into efforts to overturn the 2020 election. 'I hear that Deranged Jack Smith, in order to interfere with the Presidential Election of 2024, will be putting out yet another Fake Indictment of your favorite President, me, at 5:00 P.M,' Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform just before 5pm ET on Tuesday. Shortly after, a grand jury foreperson, the only individual needed to return an indictment, was seen in the courtroom of a magistrate judge in Washington, DC. A sealed indictment was delivered to the judge, NBC News reported. 'Why didn't they do this 2.5 years ago? Why did they wait so long?' wrote Trump in his social media post. 'Because they wanted to put it right in the middle of my campaign. Prosecutorial Misconduct! Breaking story, check back for updates…){kind=link}
NEWS… BUT NOT AS YOU KNOW IT
Former President Donald Trump has been hit with criminal charges related to his efforts to overturn the 2020 election that he lost.
Trump was charged with four crimes in the Justice Department’s investigation: one count of conspiracy to defraud the US government, one count of conspiracy to violate rights, one count of obstructing an official proceeding and one count of conspiring to obstruct an official proceeding.
‘Despite having lost, the Defendant was determined to remain in power,’ states a 45-page indictment handed down on Tuesday afternoon.
Trump ‘spread lies’ around voter fraud for more than two months after the presidential election, alleges the indictment.