On Tuesday, the former president was indicted over his efforts to overturn the 2020 election, which he falsely claims was rigged against him. He faces four counts: 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.
The former attorney general called it a “legitimate case.” It is the second federal indictment against Trump. In June, Smith charged Trump with 37 counts deriving from his retention of government documents after leaving office.
Meanwhile, it has come to light that the former President Donald Trump’s campaign issued a statement attacking special counsel Jack Smith and his wife just hours before being arraigned in Washington, D.C.
In a multi-page statement, Trump claimed the charges against him for trying to overturn the 2020 presidential election were “un-American and wrong.”
The statement went on to smear Smith for “a dirty, politically-motivated investigation.” It offered news articles intended to undermine the special prosecutor.
One section of the statement was titled, “Jack Smith’s Wife, Katy Chevigny, Is A Biden Donor. She Produced A Documentary About Michelle Obama, And She Worked On An Anti-Citizens United Film Titled, ‘Dark Money.'”
The statement included three paragraphs disparaging Chevigny for her work on documentaries.
“Jack Smith’s wife is a Biden donor and produced [a] fawning Michelle Obama documentary,” Trump campaign spokesperson Liz Harrington said, underscoring the attack.
You can check out the portions of the statement below:
Jack Smith’s wife is a Biden donor and produced fawning Michelle Obama documentary
Deputy AG Lisa Monaco is also Obama loyalist and Russiagate Architect which tried to frame President Trump for Russia “collusion”
Smith worked at the corrupt International Criminal Court pic.twitter.com/0TVxJ3H5Mx
— Liz Harrington (@realLizUSA) August 3, 2023
