Feds file new indictment in Trump Jan. 6 case, keeping charges intact but narrowing allegations

FILE – Special counsel Jack Smith speaks about an indictment of former President Donald Trump, Aug. 1, 2023, at a Department of Justice office in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

Special counsel Jack Smith has filed a new indictment against former President Donald Trump that keeps the same criminal charges but narrows the allegations against him.

This move comes following a Supreme Court opinion conferring broad immunity on former presidents.

The new indictment removes a section of the indictment that dealt with Trump’s interactions with the Justice Department, an area for which the Supreme Court in a 6-3 opinion said Trump was entitled to immunity from prosecution.

The stripped-down criminal case represents a first effort by prosecutors to comply with the Supreme Court opinion.

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