Here we go again. On Tuesday afternoon, special counsel Jack Smith filed a new indictment against Trump concerning the 2020 election results.
“Today, a federal grand jury in the District of Columbia returned a superseding indictment, ECF No. 226, charging the defendant with the same criminal offenses that were charged in the original indictment,” Smith stated in a filing memo. “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 Government does not oppose waiver of the defendant’s appearance for arraignment on the superseding indictment,” the memo continued. “As this Court directed, ECF No. 197, the Government will confer with the defense and make a joint proposal, to the extent possible, regarding pretrial litigation in the status report due Friday.”
According to the Justice Department website, “If an indictment is dismissed because of legal defect or grand jury irregularity, the government may return a new indictment within six months of the date of dismissal or within the original limitation period (whichever is later). After the original limitation period has expired, a superseding indictment may narrow, but not broaden, the charges made in the original indictment.”
This indictment follows the Supreme Court’s ruling that granted presidents broad immunity from prosecution for actions taken while in office.
