A grand jury in Washington, D.C., has returned a superseding indictment against former President Donald Trump, charging him with four counts related to alleged election interference in the 2020 presidential election.
According to the indictment, Trump faces charges of conspiracy to defraud the United States, conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding, obstruction of and attempt to obstruct an official proceeding, and conspiracy against rights.
Today, a federal grand jury in the District of Columbia returned a superseding indictment, identified as ECF No. 226, charging the defendant with the same criminal offenses as those in the original indictment, according to a court document written by Special Counsel Jack Smith. Smith noted, "The superseding indictment, which was presented to a new grand jury that had not previously heard evidence in this case, reflects the Government’s efforts to respect and implement the Supreme Court’s holdings and remand instructions in Trump v. United States, 144 S. Ct 2312 (2024)."
The recent superseding indictment also removed former Department of Justice official Jeffrey Clark as an unnamed, unindicted co-conspirator, following the Supreme Court's ruling on immunity. As reported by the outlet, the filing "removes former Justice Department attorney Jeffrey Clark as an unnamed, unindicted co-conspirator in the case, a reflection of specific instructions from the Supreme Court that said Trump’s conversations with Justice Department officials were protected from prosecution."