US: Trump to stand trial for trying to overturn 2020 election results

Donald Trump is back in court. Two days after the special prosecutor investigating his attempts to change the results of the 2020 election accused him of “conspiracy against the American state,” this Thursday, the former American president is being subpoenaed in federal court in Washington. He must respond to accusations related to his “criminal” maneuvers in order to overturn the results of the vote.

A 45-page indictment released Tuesday, specifically referring to a “criminal project,” accuses him of undermining the foundations of American democracy by attempting to change the vote count process for more than 150 million Americans. Unpublished accusations, and all the more serious because he was then the current president.

On the other hand, two previous criminal cases filed against him this year for accounting fraud related to buying an X movie actress silence and for endangering national security due to his careless handling of classified documents , concern respectively the period before and after his term of office.

“Judgment without delay”

The hearing, scheduled for 4:00 pm (20:00 GMT), is taking place in a court near the Capitol, home of the US Congress, which has been attacked by hundreds of his supporters to prevent his victory from being confirmed. 2021.

The attack was “encouraged by lies” about alleged electoral fraud in favor of Joe Biden, perpetrated over several months by the defendant, Special Counsel Jack Smith, who oversaw the investigation, said after the release of the indictment.

The prosecutor said on Tuesday that he wants an “immediate trial” in the case. Therefore, it is possible that it will take place in the midst of the 2024 presidential campaign, for which Donald Trump is a candidate. The implications of this indictment for his candidacy remain to be determined.

But with each of his new legal challenges, the ex-president cries out for the “political use” of justice to prevent him from running and insists without any evidence that the 2020 election was “stolen” from him.

Republican Nomination Favorite

The day after his indictment, he was aggressive, reassuring on Wednesday that he had “never received this much support” in a post printed in all caps on his Truth Social platform. According to him, these lawsuits against him “has laid bare the world about the corruption, scandals and failures that have taken place in the United States over the past three years” under his successor. Despite growing lawsuits, he remains loyal to much of the Republican Party.

Despite his court cases, 77-year-old Donald Trump remains the top favorite for the Republican nomination and is even widening the gap with number 2 Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, who has been making mistakes since the beginning of his campaign. According to a poll released Monday for the New York Times/Siena College, the ex-president now outperforms him by 37 points.