but if previous cases are anything to go by, donald trump s third indictment is only likely to boost his popularity with republican voters. the charges he faces, though, are serious. the 45 page indictment accuses the former president of knowingly spreading false claims about election fraud to trick and persuade states into helping him overturn the election results. the police are now running back into the capitol building. he s not been charged with inciting the violent scenes of january 6th, but prosecutors have drawn a link. the attack on our nation s capital onjanuary 6th, 2021, was an unprecedented assault on the seat of american democracy. it s described in the indictment. it was fuelled by lies. lies by the defendant, targeted at obstructing a bedrock function of the us government, the nation s process of collecting, counting and certifying the results
onjanuary 6th, 2021, was an unprecedented assault on the seat of american democracy. it s described in the indictment. it was fuelled by lies. lies by the defendant, targeted at obstructing a bedrock function of the us government, the nation s process of collecting, counting and certifying the results of the presidential election. donald trump responded by posting a campaign statement on his social media network, truth social, likening his prosecution to lawless persecution in nazi germany. shortly after charges were announced, he sent a campaign email, vowing to continue his campaign for the white house. his son, donald trumer, has questioned the motives and timing. have we noticed the pattern of what s happening? have we seen what they re doing on a daily basis? i mean, my father s right.
i encourage everyone to read it in full. the attack on our nation s capitol onjanuary 6, 2021 was an unprecedented assault on the seat of american democracy. it s described in the indictment it was fuelled by lies, lies by the defendant, targeted at obstructing a bedrock function of the us government, the nation s process of collecting, counting and certifying the results of the presidential election. the men and women of law enforcement who defended the us capitol on january 6 are heroes. they are patriots and they are the very best of us. they did notjust defend a building with people sheltering in it, they put their lives on the line
president was the central figure in. you want to play some of what jack smith, the special counsel said in his statement yesterday. the attack on our capital was an unprecedented assault on the seat of american democracy. it s described in the indictment it was fuelled by lies. lies by the defendant, targeted at obstructing a bedrock function of the u.s. government. so he talked about the former president s role in the attack, but doesn t charge him for inciting violence. your committee didn t seem to find evidence that donald trump intend ed for the violence to happen. we see the special counsel didn t either. what do you make of that? think the facts are very clear. from november and december, the former president tryied to stay in power.
it was fuelled by lies. lies by the defendant, targeted at obstructing a bedrock function of the us government, a nation s process of collecting, counting and certifying the results of the presidential election. mr trump claims he is being politically persecuted and that his treatment is reminiscent of nazi germany in the 1930s. why did they wait two and a half years? you know why? because he s leading in the polls! because they re afraid of him becoming president and dismantling the party! dismantling the deep state! the parade in iowa always features gary leffler he went to support trump in washington on the 6th ofjanuary, but didn t break into the capitol. the democrats, their new playbook is to whoever the republican nominee is, they are going to try to press criminal charges on him. i don t like it but, you know, that s the way they decide to do it. this state will be the first to pick