A Federal grand jury impaneled in Washington, D.C. has handed down a sealed indictment of former President Donald Trump over his alleged incitement of an “insurrection” on January 6th, 2021. Special prosecutor Jack Smith recently sent Trump a target letter accusing the former President of the United States of violating three federal statutes.

The indictment handed down by a grand jury, impaneled in a city that voted for Joe Biden 92.15 percent to Donald Trump’s 5.40 percent, is not yet available for public scrutiny at the demand of Joe Biden’s Department of Justice.

Ahead of the announcement of the indictment former President Trump posted on Truth Social:

“I hear that Deranged Jack Smith, in order to interfere with the Presidential Election of 2024, will be putting out yet another Fake Indictment of your favorite President, me, at 5:00 P.M. Why didn’t they do this 2.5 years ago? Why did they wait so long? Because they wanted to put it right in the middle of my campaign. Prosecutorial Misconduct!”

– Donald J. Trump, 2023.

Jack Smith – the special prosecutor at the DOJ married to Michelle Obama’s documentarian – has developed a reputation for pursuing high profile cases that make headlines but do not always hold up under closer court scrutiny. One of Smith’s most high profile cases prior to his two indictments of former President Trump was a corruption case against former Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell which ended with the DOJ declining to retry McDonnell after the Supreme Court States).

The charges:

• Count 1: 18 U.S.C. § 371 (Conspiracy to Defraud the United States)
• Count 2: 18 U.S.C. § 1512(k) (Conspiracy to Obstruct an Official Proceeding)
• Count 3: 18 U.S.C. §§ 1512(c)(2), 2 (Obstruction of and Attempt to Obstruct an Official Proceeding)
• Count 4: 18 U.S.C. § 241 (Conspiracy Against Rights)