Donald Trump was indicted on Tuesday, August 1, for his attempts to reverse the result of the 2020 presidential election, the most serious charge against the ex-president who has already been criminally prosecuted on two counts.

The big favorite in the Republican primaries for the 2024 election is charged with “conspiring against the American state”, obstructing official process and violating electoral rights after an investigation supervised by special prosecutor Jack Smith.

Donald Trump announced on July 18 that he had received a letter from the prosecutor informing him that he was personally targeted by the federal investigation into the assault on the Capitol in Washington on January 6, 2021. “Jack Smith, the crazy prosecutor from Joe Biden’s Department of Justice, sent a letter (…) indicating that I am the TARGET of the grand jury investigation on January 6th,” he wrote on his network, Truth Social.

The tempestuous politician, candidate for the presidential election of 2024, is already indicted by justice in the case of the confidential documents of the White House and for suspicious payments to a former porn star.

“Failed in his duty as Commander-in-Chief”

Donald Trump wrote on Truth Social that he had “the right to challenge an election that [he is] convinced was rigged and robbed.” The billionaire also assured that he was targeted because of the upcoming presidential election.

In his text, the 77-year-old former president called the investigation a “witch hunt”, further “election interference” and a “political use” of justice. “Nothing like this has ever happened in our country,” he also said.

On January 6, 2021, thousands of supporters of Donald Trump had sown chaos and violence in the Capitol, in Washington, temple of American democracy, when elected officials certified the victory of his rival, Joe Biden, in the presidential election. of 2020.

A parliamentary commission, dissolved at the beginning of 2023 by the new Republican majority, had investigated the role of the former president that day. In high-profile hearings, this Democratic-majority panel claimed it had whitewashed its supporters and “failed its duty as commander-in-chief” during the assault.

In its final report, released in December 2022, the commission found that Donald Trump should never be able to hold new public office. Its members also recommended that criminal proceedings be launched against him by the federal justice system, in particular for calling for insurrection. Donald Trump did not specify on Tuesday the possible charges against him in this investigation.