Trump Campaign Accused of Inciting Riots at Huntington Place in 2020 Election Aftermath

Prosecutors working for Special Counsel Jack Smith have filed a court document alleging that the Trump campaign "encouraged rioting" at the TCF Center in Detroit, now known as Huntington Place, during the counting of absentee ballots after the 2020 election. The filing claims that an employee of the Trump campaign exchanged text messages with an unnamed Trump campaign attorney, encouraging rioting and obstruction when it became apparent that President Joe Biden was leading in the vote count. Prosecutors argue that this evidence shows Trump's knowledge of his election loss and his intent to obstruct and overturn the results. In response, a Trump spokesman accused Smith of interfering in the upcoming presidential election and criticized the inclusion of claims not found in the original indictment.