Trump Now Indicted for Attempting to Overturn the 2020 Election

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Tuesday, January 26, 2023

Former President Donald Trump has been indicted by a federal grand jury on Tuesday, January 26, 2023, for inciting an insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021.

The indictment charges Trump with several crimes, including inciting an insurrection, obstruction of an official proceeding, and conspiracy to defraud the United States. According to the indictment, Trump "incited a mob of supporters to attack the Capitol" in an attempt to prevent Congress from certifying the results of the 2020 presidential election, which he lost to Joe Biden.

The indictment is the culmination of a year-long investigation by the House Select Committee on the January 6 Attack. The committee has interviewed over 1,000 witnesses, reviewed thousands of documents, and held numerous public hearings. The committee's final report, which was released in December 2022, concluded that Trump was "at the center of the effort to overturn the election" and that he "incited the violence that occurred on January 6."

Trump has repeatedly denied any wrongdoing in connection with the January 6 attack. He has called the impeachment proceedings a "witch hunt" and has accused the Democrats of trying to "cancel" him.

The indictment of Trump is a major development in the legal battle over the January 6 attack. It is the first time that a former president has been indicted for inciting an insurrection. It remains to be seen whether Trump will be found guilty of the charges against him, but the indictment is a significant step forward in the effort to hold him accountable for his role in the attack on the Capitol.