- DoJ report says Trump would have been convicted of election interference if he had not won election
- Allegations against Trump include pressuring officials to reverse 2020 election results
- The 137-page report was delivered to Congress late Tuesday night
DoJ Report: Trump would have been convicted of election interference
A Department of Justice (DoJ) report claims that President-elect Donald Trump would have been convicted of attempting to overturn the 2020 presidential election had he not successfully been re-elected in 2024. The report, authored by Special Counsel Jack Smith, was submitted to Congress and states, “The admissible evidence was sufficient to obtain and sustain a conviction at trial.”
The allegations against Trump include pressuring officials to reverse the 2020 election results, knowingly spreading false claims about election fraud, and seeking to exploit the January 6, 2021, Capitol riot. Trump has denied any wrongdoing, calling Smith “deranged” and the findings “fake.”
Trump, who lost the 2020 election, spent four years out of office before winning re-election in November 2024. His legal troubles have since largely dissipated. Following his victory, Smith resigned from his role as special counsel, and a federal judge authorised the release of the first part of his findings.
The 137-page report was delivered to Congress late Tuesday night. A second section of the report, which addresses separate allegations that Trump unlawfully retained classified government documents at his Florida home, is pending release. A hearing on this matter is scheduled for later in the week by Judge Aileen Cannon.
Posting on his Truth Social website, Trump maintained his innocence, taunting Smith by writing that the prosecutor “was unable to get his case tried before the election, which I won in a landslide”.
Trump added: “THE VOTERS HAVE SPOKEN!!!”