Special Counsel Jack Smith indicts Trump on four federal counts for January 6 and election

Special Counsel Jack Smith indicts former President Donald Trump on four federal counts related to his efforts to overturn the 2020 election. The counts include conspiracy to defraud the United States, obstruction of an official proceeding, conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding, and conspiracy against rights. The indictment charges that Trump "spread lies that there had been outcome-determinative fraud in the 2020 presidential election" and coordinated a scheme to use fake electors in seven states. It is the first federal criminal indictment of a former U.S. president for conduct during his presidency. Trump pleads not guilty and calls the prosecution "election interference."