Jack Smith accused the former president of a history of election lies and 'encouragement of violence.'

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Special counsel alleges Trump ‘sent’ supporters on path to Jan. 6 violence

In a new court filing, prosecutors working for special counsel Jack Smith went further than in their August indictment in attempting to tie him to that day’s violence, saying they intended to introduce evidence of his other acts both before the November 2020 presidential election and subsequent alleged threats to establish his motive, intent and preparation for subverting its legitimate results.

“Evidence of the defendant’s post-conspiracy embrace of particularly violent and notorious rioters is admissible to establish the defendant’s motive and intent on January 6 — that he sent supporters, including groups like the Proud Boys, whom he knew were angry, and whom he now calls ‘patriots,’ to the Capitol to achieve the criminal objective of obstructing the congressional certification,” prosecutors alleged in a nine-page filing.


https://politicalwire.com/2023/12/05/jack-smith-says-trump-sent-rioters-to-capitol/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2023/12/05/trump-jan-6-violence-election-obstruction/