Takeaways from the Trump indictment that alleges a campaign of 'fraud and deceit'
The federal indictment of Donald Trump on Tuesday marks the first time that the former president has been formally held accountable for his efforts to overturn his 2020 election defeat. And it adds new details to what was already known about his actions, and those of his key allies, in the weeks leading up to the violent Jan. 6, 2021 insurrection.
The newest charges 바카라 게임 웹사이트 Trump's third criminal indictment this year 바카라 게임 웹사이트 include conspiracy to defraud the United States government and conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding, the congressional certification of President Joe Biden's victory. It describes how Trump repeatedly told supporters and others that he had won the election, despite knowing that was false, and how he tried to persuade state officials, his own vice president and finally Congress to overturn the legitimate results.
Due to the 바카라 게임 웹사이트dishonesty, fraud and deceit바카라 게임 웹사이트 by Trump and some of his closest allies, the indictment says, his supporters 바카라 게임 웹사이트violently attacked the Capitol and halted the proceeding.바카라 게임 웹사이트 In the attack, his supporters beat and injured police officers and broke through windows and doors, sending lawmakers running for their lives.
Some takeaways from Tuesday's indictment:
Trump knew
As Trump schemed to overturn the 2020 election, many of his aides and allies were under no illusion that Trump 바카라 게임 웹사이트 a longtime provocateur 바카라 게임 웹사이트 had actually won.
Some aides directly refuted conspiracy theories stirred by Trump and his lawyer, former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani. Others told him point blank he had lost.
바카라 게임 웹사이트There is no world, there is no option in which you do not leave the White House (o)n January 20th,바카라 게임 웹사이트 a unnamed deputy White House counsel told Trump, according to the indictment. Another wrote in an email: 바카라 게임 웹사이트I바카라 게임 웹사이트ll obviously hustle to help on all fronts, but it바카라 게임 웹사이트s tough to own any of this when it바카라 게임 웹사이트s all just conspiracy [expletive] beamed down from the mothership.바카라 게임 웹사이트
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But Trump continued to tell 바카라 게임 웹사이트prolific lies,바카라 게임 웹사이트 the indictment says, about the outcome of the election, even after being warned of his false statements by top government officials 바카라 게임 웹사이트 citing thousands of dead voters in Georgia, an overcount in Pennsylvania and tens of thousands of noncitizen voters in Arizona. Those theories had been disputed by state and federal officials and even his own staff.
바카라 게임 웹사이트These claims were false, and the Defendant knew that they were false,바카라 게임 웹사이트 the indictment states.
At the same time, Trump privately acknowledged his loss. After the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff urged Trump to not take action on a national security issue, Trump agreed, according to the indictment.
바카라 게임 웹사이트Yeah, you바카라 게임 웹사이트re right, it바카라 게임 웹사이트s too late for us,바카라 게임 웹사이트 Trump said during a Jan. 3 meeting. 바카라 게임 웹사이트We바카라 게임 웹사이트re going to give that to the next guy.바카라 게임 웹사이트
All the while, he repeatedly tweeted and encouraged his supporters to come to Washington on Jan. 6.
Pence's memos
The indictment includes new details from former Vice President Mike Pence, who had fought efforts to answer questions about his role in presiding over the congressional certification.
Prosecutors cite Pence's 바카라 게임 웹사이트contemporaneous notes" about his interactions with Trump as the former president tried to convince him to delay or reject the legitimate election results on Jan. 6.
The indictment lists several conversations between Trump and Pence in those weeks, including some that were previously unknown. On Dec. 25, Pence called Trump to wish him a Merry Christmas, prosecutors said. But Trump "quickly turned the conversation to January 6 and his request that the Vice President reject electoral votes that day.바카라 게임 웹사이트 The vice president pushed back, telling Trump he didn't have the authority.
In another of the calls, on Jan. 1, Trump told Pence, 바카라 게임 웹사이트You바카라 게임 웹사이트re too honest,바카라 게임 웹사이트 according to the indictment.
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Late night calls
The indictment says that Trump 바카라 게임 웹사이트redoubled바카라 게임 웹사이트 his efforts even in the late night hours after his supporters attacked the Capitol. It lays out several attempts by Trump, through his aides and co-conspirators, to contact multiple senators and at least one House member just before the two chambers reconvened to finally certify Biden바카라 게임 웹사이트s win.
At 7:01 p.m. that night, the indictment says, as Trump바카라 게임 웹사이트s allies were making calls, White House counsel Pat Cipollone called Trump to ask him to withdraw any objections and allow the certification. Trump refused, the indictment says.
바카라 게임 웹사이트As violence ensued, the Defendant and co-conspirators exploited the disruption by redoubling efforts to levy false claims of election fraud and convince Members of Congress to further delay the certification based on those claims,바카라 게임 웹사이트 the indictment says.
Fake electors duped into 'crazy play'
Early on, Trump바카라 게임 웹사이트s team orchestrated a scheme to enlist officials in seven states he had lost 바카라 게임 웹사이트 Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Nevada, New Mexico, Wisconsin 바카라 게임 웹사이트 to have them submit alternate election certificates saying he had actually won when Congress met to certify the vote Jan. 6.
The conspirators told most of the local officials that the certificates they were signing saying Trump won the election in their states would only be used if the court cases being waged over the election results showed that outcome.
But prosecutors allege that바카라 게임 웹사이트s not true.
What started as a legal strategy quickly evolved into a corrupt plan to stop Biden바카라 게임 웹사이트s count on Jan. 6, the indictment said.
Told by a colleague what was going on, Trump바카라 게임 웹사이트s deputy campaign manager called it a 바카라 게임 웹사이트crazy play.바카라 게임 웹사이트 They refused to put their names on a statement about it, because none of them could 바카라 게임 웹사이트stand by it.바카라 게임 웹사이트
The co-conspirators
The indictment alleges Trump enlisted six people to help him try to overturn the 2020 election. The six people are not explicitly named, but the indictment includes details that make it possible to identify most of them.
As 바카라 게임 웹사이트Co-Conspirator 1바카라 게임 웹사이트 and 바카라 게임 웹사이트Co-Conspirator 2," lawyers Rudy Giuliani and John Eastman are quoted from their remarks at the 바카라 게임 웹사이트Stop the Steal바카라 게임 웹사이트 rally prior to the riot urging Pence to throw out the votes of valid electors.
A third lawyer, Sidney Powell, named as 바카라 게임 웹사이트Co-Conspirator 3,바카라 게임 웹사이트 filed a lawsuit in Georgia that amplified false or unsupported claims of election fraud. The indictment quotes Trump as privately conceding Powell바카라 게임 웹사이트s claims sounded 바카라 게임 웹사이트crazy.바카라 게임 웹사이트
Jeffrey Clark, a Justice Department official who championed Trump바카라 게임 웹사이트s false claims of election fraud, is described as 바카라 게임 웹사이트Co-Conspirator 4.바카라 게임 웹사이트
바카라 게임 웹사이트Co-Conspirator 5바카라 게임 웹사이트 is lawyer Kenneth Chesebro, who the indictment says "assisted in devising and attempting to implement a plan to submit fraudulent slates of presidential electors to obstruct the certification proceeding.바카라 게임 웹사이트
바카라 게임 웹사이트Co-Conspirator 6바카라 게임 웹사이트 is an unknown political consultant who also assisted with the fake electors plan.
There are no known charges against the listed co-conspirators.
Giuliani aide Ted Goodman said in a statement that 바카라 게임 웹사이트every fact바카라 게임 웹사이트 the former New York City mayor had 바카라 게임 웹사이트establishes the good faith basis President Donald Trump had for the actions he took during the two-month period charged in the indictment.바카라 게임 웹사이트 Eastman lawyer Harvey Silverglate said his client denied any wrongdoing.
Congressional inspiration
Much of the evidence in the indictment 바카라 게임 웹사이트 including repeated efforts by White House advisers to tell Trump that he lost the election 바카라 게임 웹사이트 was first laid out by the Democrat-led House Jan. 6 committee last year.
In its final report issued in December, the committee said it was making several so-called criminal referrals for Trump to the Justice Department, including obstruction of an official proceeding and conspiracy to defraud the United States.
A criminal referral from Congress is not binding, but it is a formal notification from Congress to the Justice Department that lawmakers believe they have found criminal activity.
The panel바카라 게임 웹사이트s final report asserted that Trump criminally engaged in a 바카라 게임 웹사이트multi-part conspiracy바카라 게임 웹사이트 to overturn the results and failed to act to stop his supporters from attacking the Capitol.
Trump's mounting legal bills
The sheer number of investigations, criminal cases and lawsuits brought against Trump are unprecedented for a former president. The same could be said for the tens of millions of dollars in legal fees paid out to attorneys representing him and his allies, straining the finances of his campaign.
An Associated Press analysis of recent fundraising disclosures shows Trump바카라 게임 웹사이트s political committees have paid out at least $59.2 million to more than 100 lawyers and law firms since January 2021.
The threat posed by the colossal drain of resources has led Trump바카라 게임 웹사이트s allies to establish a new legal defense fund, the Patriot Legal Defense Fund.
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Kinnard reported from Columbia, South Carolina. AP writers Nomaan Merchant and Lisa Mascaro contributed to this report.