Jack Smith’s Charges Against Trump Include Potential Death Penalty

Posted on August 1, 2023
Jack Smith’s Charges Against Trump Include Potential Death Penalty

DES MOINES, IOWA - JULY 28: Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump greets guests at the Republican Party of Iowa 2023 Lincoln Dinner on July 28, 2023 in Des Moines, Iowa. Thirteen Republican presidential candidates were scheduled to speak at the event. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

Jack Smith’s indictment Tuesday against former President Donald Trump for his role in attempting to challenge the results of the 2020 presidential election includes several weighty felonies, including one for which death may be a penalty.

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