Jack Smith is feeling "confident" in new Trump indictment: Legal analyst

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

37% : In another post Tuesday, Trump wrote: "PERSECUTION OF A POLITICAL OPPONENT!"In a 6-3 ruling on July 1, the U.S. Supreme Court found that presidents have broad immunity for official acts.
36% : Filed on Tuesday after Smith sought a month-long delay in the case from Washington, D.C., District Court Judge Tanya Chutkan, the new indictment is nine pages shorter than the original but maintains all four criminal counts against Trump, the 2024 Republican presidential nominee.
34% : "Trump was indicted on four counts of allegedly working to overturn the results of the 2020 election in the run-up to the January 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol.
30% : The new indictment has a much greater emphasis on Trump as a candidate, not as the president.
27% : Trump has pleaded not guilty and has repeatedly said the case is part of a political witch hunt.
26% : It also deletes the allegation that Trump put pressure on Justice Department officials to help overturn the 2020 election result.
6% : Cevallos said that "Jack Smith's team chose not to remove the allegations about Trump's contacts with Mike Pence," in reference to allegations that Trump sought to "enlist" the then-vice president in an election scheme.

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