Special counsel Jack Smith asserts in his report that Trump never believed the 2020 election was fraudulent and made “knowingly false claims."

Former Special Counsel Jack Smith's final report on Donald Trump's role in the attempt to overturn the results of the 2020 election.has been released.

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Smith pointed to the Justice Department’s view that “the Constitution prohibits the continued indictment and prosecution of a president,” a position he said is “categorical and does not turn on the gravity of the crimes charged, the strength of the government’s proof, or the merits of the prosecution, which the office stands fully behind.”

In his special counsel report, Jack Smith rebuked Donald Trump for claiming his two criminal cases were politically motivated, calling the president-elect’s accusations “laughable” and defending his decision to bring charges.

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Special Counsel Jack Smith's report on Donald Trump's efforts to overturn the 2020 election results is damning, noting he would have been convicted.

Donald Trump lashed out at Jack Smith in a borderline incoherent late-night rant ... and how completely guilty Nancy Pelosi, and others, were.” And that was just the first sentence. After Trump refused to concede his 2020 election to President Joe ...

The world has now been able to read Special Counsel Jack Smith’s final report regarding ... and how completely guilty Nancy Pelosi, and others, were,” Trump posted in early Tuesday morning.

Damning report says president-elect used 'knowingly false claims of election fraud' in bid to cling onto power after 2020 election defeat