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A new filing from special counsel Jack Smith reveals new details about Trump’s 2020 election fraud

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Special Counsel Jack Smith ’s 165 -page brief outlines his strategy for prosecuting the January 6th case against Donald J. Trump .

This comes in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court's astonishing ruling that presidents have criminal immunity under the Constitution for crimes committed using their official power.

The filing makes clear that Smith is not backing down on the prosecution, which under his revised indictment contains the same four original counts.

In mid-December 2020 , Trump spoke with Ronna McDaniel (whose name is redacted) and asked her to publicize and promote a private report that purported to identify flaws in voting machines used in Antrim County , Michigan .

She refused, saying she had talked about the report with the speaker of the Michigan House of Representatives , Lee Chatfield .

Trump pretended to be concerned that public disclosure could “pose risks to potential witnesses” The irony here is so thick you need a steak knife to cut it.