Trump's Role in Inciting Violence and Obstructing the Election Exposed by Prosecutors

Federal prosecutors working for special counsel Jack Smith have accused former President Donald Trump of a long pattern of lying about elections and encouraging violence, alleging that he "sent" supporters to the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021, to criminally block the election results. In a new court filing, prosecutors stated their intention to introduce evidence of Trump's pre-election acts and subsequent threats to establish his motive, intent, and preparation for attempting to subvert Joe Biden's legitimate election victory. They also alleged that Trump's endorsement and encouragement of violence, as well as his post-conspiracy embrace of violent rioters, are admissible to establish his motive and intent on January 6. Trump's defense can argue to exclude such evidence as inflammatory or irrelevant. Trump has pleaded not guilty to the charges he faces in D.C. and has denied all wrongdoing in other ongoing legal cases against him.