DOJ Report Says Trump Could Have Been Convicted in Election Case

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

62% : Trump told his supporters during the rally that Pence could change the election results.
48% : "But for Mr. Trump's election and imminent return to the Presidency, the Office assessed that the admissible evidence was sufficient to obtain and sustain a conviction at trial," according to the report.Smith's final report represents the culmination of one of the most historic and controversial investigations in US history that spanned more than two years, cost more than $35 million and roiled legal and political worlds.
40% : Trump expressed anger at Pence and then directed his aides to insert language into his planned speech targeting Pence, according to the report.
36% : Trump plotted with other individuals described in the report as co-conspirators to advance his pressure campaign on Pence, according to the report.
36% : "The lie regarding Mr. Pence was particularly deceptive because Mr. Trump knew what his supporters in the crowd did not: that Mr. Pence had just told him in no uncertain terms that he would not do what Mr. Trump was demanding," according to the report.Smith also investigated and charged Trump for mishandling classified documents and obstructing justice after he left the White House.
28% : Trump and his associates had made emergency requests to federal courts to block it from being released.
25% : Smith obtained a grand jury indictment against Trump in August 2023 charging him with four criminal counts, including conspiracy to defraud the US, obstructing an official proceeding and conspiracy against the rights of citizens to have their votes counted.
24% : Smith dropped both cases against Trump after he won the 2024 presidential election, citing Justice Department policy that prohibits prosecution of a sitting president.
23% : Trump and his allies have long railed against Smith's investigation and findings, saying they represent a baseless political attack.
22% : The prosecution of Trump never came close to going to trial.
21% : The report highlights new details about the extensive effort that Trump went through to try to get then Vice President Mike Pence to use his powers to reject congressional certification of the 2020 election.
18% : Trump also complained in a subsequent post about the report being released in the middle of the night.
18% : Trump called Pence on Jan. 6 before giving a speech to a crowd of his supporters gathered near the White House and became angry when the vice president said he planned to make a public statement saying he didn't have the authority to overturn the election.
15% : Most Read from BloombergThe DOJ released Smith's 137-page report on the allegations that Donald Trump illegally conspired to overturn the 2020 election early Tuesday after a week of legal wrangling over whether the document could be made public.

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