DOJ releases Special Counsel Jack Smith's report on investigation into Trump election interference case

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51% : REMAINED AT MAR-A-LAGO, AFFIDAVIT SAYSTrump was also charged with an additional three counts as part of a superseding indictment out of the investigation: an additional count of willful retention of national defense information and two additional obstruction counts.
47% : CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPDespite efforts by Trump attorneys to prevent the report's release, Attorney General Merrick Garland had maintained that he would make at least one volume of Smith's report public.
42% : Attorney General Merrick Garland released the first volume, which focuses on the election case against Trump, of Smith's report on Tuesday at midnight after back-and-forth in the federal court system.
40% : An opening letter from Smith to Garland said that it is "laughable" that Trump believes the Biden Administration, or other political actors, influenced or directed his decisions as a prosecutor, stating that he was guided by the Principles of Federal Prosecution.
36% : Trump pleaded not guilty.
36% : Trump pleaded not guilty.
35% : In the classified records probe, Smith charged Trump with 37 federal counts including willful retention of national defense information, conspiracy to obstruct justice and false statements.
32% : In the lengthy report, Smith said his office fully stands behind the decision to bring criminal charges against Trump because he "resorted to a series of criminal efforts to retain power" after he lost the 2020 election.Smith said in his conclusion that the parties were determining whether any material in the "superseding indictment was subject to presidential immunity" when it became clear that Trump had won the 2024 election.
29% : The cases brought by Smith against Trump never made it to trial in either jurisdiction.
28% : In the 2020 election case, Smith charged Trump with conspiracy to defraud the United States; conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding; violation of an official proceeding; and conspiracy against rights.
20% : Smith charged Trump in both cases, but Trump pleaded not guilty.
15% : Smith charged Trump in the U.S. District Court for Washington D.C. in his 2020 election case, but after Trump was elected president, Smith sought to dismiss the case.

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