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New Trump indictment loses some allegations related to Jan 6, effort to influence DOJ officials

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82% : The indictment also removed mention of a January 5, 2021, Tweet when Trump told supporters heading to Washington, "We hear you (and love you) from the Oval Office.
39% : The final batch did not arrive until four in the morning and -- even though the polls closed at eight o'clock," Trump said in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room on November 5, 2020.
37% : Prosecutors also made minor changes, such as describing Trump as "a candidate for President of the United States" rather than "the forty-fifth President of the United States" in the indictment's opening lines.
34% : Even your own counsel is not saying I have that authority," Pence told Trump.
31% : The superseding indictment surgically removes statements Trump made from within the White House behind official podiums.
30% : The indictment originally detailed how Trump allegedly worked with co-conspirator four - identified by ABC News as former Assistant Attorney General Jeffrey Clark - to have the Department of Justice send a letter to key states falsely claiming that the Justice Department "identified significant concerns that may have impacted the outcome of the election."
29% : According to the original indictment, Trump refused to approve a message directing rioters to leave the Capitol despite the urging of senior officials, including the White House counsel and his chief of staff.
29% : The new indictment still describes Trump's January 2, 2021, phone call with Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, where Trump said he wanted "to find 11,780 votes" but added context to Meadows' role in the call.
27% : According to the original indictment, Trump also remarked to advisers in the Oval Office that "this is what happens when they try to steal an election.
26% : Trump allegedly planned to make Clark his acting attorney general in the final days of his presidency but was stopped when warned that such a move would result in mass resignations.
26% : "The new indictment also removes mention of a Dec. 29 phone call between Pence and Trump - memorialized in Pence's notes - when the former president claimed the "Justice Dept [was] finding major infractions.
24% : Once a core pillar of the case against Trump, all mentions of the Justice Department have been removed from the new indictment.
23% : "On the evening of Jan. 6, Trump also rejected the request of his White House Counsel to withdraw any objections to the certification of the election, the indictment said.
20% : "When DOJ officials rebutted Trump's claims that the Justice Department could alter the outcome of the election, Trump allegedly responded, "Just say that the election was corrupt and leave the rest to me and the Republican congressmen," the original indictment said.
19% : Compared to the original indictment, Tuesday's superseding indictment removed five pages of allegations detailing how Trump allegedly used the Department of Justice to further his claims of election fraud.
18% : "Reacting to the indictment, Trump issued a statement saying, "Smith, has brought a ridiculous new Indictment against me, which has all the problems of the old Indictment, and should be dismissed IMMEDIATELY."He also called it "an attempt to INTERFERE WITH THE ELECTION.
17% : "The indictment offers fewer details about officials correcting Trump on claims of voter fraud.
17% : "The indictment originally detailed three instances in December 2020 when officials, including the acting attorney general and chief of staff, told Trump that his claims of fraud in Georgia - including at the Cobb County Civic Center and State Farm Arena - were false.
16% : In two instances from within the White House, Trump made remarks falsely alleging voter fraud in Michigan.
15% : Later that day, Trump allegedly resisted former House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy's plea to call off rioters.
13% : Detailed accounts of how advisers corrected Trump about his claims of election fraud are gone along with Trump's statements to his inner circle as rioters stormed the Capitol.
13% : The indictment still mentions Vice President Pence's contemporaneous notes of a key meeting with Trump about the proposed plan to reject legitimate electors on Jan. 6."Did you hear that?
8% : The superseding indictment removes mention of federal officials notifying Trump that his claims were false, briefly mentioning Vice President Pence as Trump's "own running mate.
6% : Special Counsel Jack Smith presented evidence to a new grand jury, which returned an indictment charging Trump with the same four criminal offenses he originally faced.MORE: Trump charged in superseding indictment in election interference case following SCOTUS rulingThe indictment removes details about Trump's actions on Jan. 6, including refusing to call off rioters.
5% : Trump adds RFK Jr. and Tulsi Gabbard to his transition teamThe indictment removes allegations about Trump's use of the Department of Justice.
3% : Prosecutors originally alleged that Trump attempted to use the Department of Justice to further false claims of election fraud in key states to give Trump's "lies the backing of the federal government.

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