Key takeaways:
- Former President Donald Trump was indicted on Tuesday for his role in the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol.
- The indictment includes charges of 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 indictment is the latest development in the ongoing investigation into the events of Jan. 6, 2021, and Trump will face serious consequences for his role in the attack.
Former President Donald Trump was indicted on Tuesday by a federal grand jury for his role in the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol. Special counsel Jack Smith said the indictment reflects Trump’s role in spreading “lies” about the 2020 election that led his supporters to storm the Capitol.
The indictment includes charges of 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.
In remarks after the indictment was unsealed, Smith said Trump told lies that were “targeted at obstructing a bedrock function of the U.S. government.”
“The attack on our nation’s capital on January 6, 2021, was an unprecedented assault on the seat of American democracy,” Smith said in brief remarks to the press on Tuesday evening.
The indictment is the latest development in the ongoing investigation into the events of Jan. 6, 2021. It is unclear what the next steps will be in the investigation, but it is clear that the former president will face serious consequences for his role in the attack.
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