Special Counsel Smith files new indictment in Trump's Jan. 6 case * Pennsylvania Capital-Star

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

41% : However, the fresh indictment states that while Trump "sometimes used his Twitter account to communicate with the public, as President, about official actions and policies, he also regularly used it for personal purposes -- including to spread knowingly false claims of election fraud, exhort his supporters to travel to Washington, D.C., on January 6
30% : "The felony criminal charges against Trump remain unchanged in the new indictment.
27% : Earlier this month, U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan granted Smith's request for more time to assess how the immunity ruling could impact the election subversion case against Trump.
25% : Both the former and superseding indictments allege Trump repeated false claims about election results on his Twitter account leading up to and on Jan. 6, 2021.
19% : Trump is accused 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.
16% : In a superseding indictment filed in the late afternoon, Smith emphasized the private nature of Trump and his co-conspirators' alleged conduct and omitted allegations that Trump pressured Department of Justice officials to overturn election results.
15% : "Core to the charges against Trump are his alleged conspiracies with private attorneys and state election officials to produce and deliver false slates of electors to Vice President Mike Pence and Congress for final certification on Jan. 6, 2021.

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