Feds File New Indictment In Former President Trump’s January 6th Case

WASHINGTON (AP) — Special counsel Jack Smith has filed a new indictment against Donald Trump over his efforts to undo the 2020 presidential election.

It keeps the same criminal charges but narrows the allegations against him following a Supreme Court opinion conferring broad immunity on former presidents.

The new indictment removes a section of the indictment that dealt with Trump’s interactions with the Justice Department, an area for which the Supreme Court, in a 6-3 opinion, said Trump was entitled to immunity from prosecution.

The stripped-down criminal case represents a first effort by prosecutors to comply with the Supreme Court opinion.