Special Counsel Smith Files Revised Indictment in Trump Federal Election Case

Smith’s superseding indictment still contains four charges against the former president and was revised to address the Supreme Court’s immunity ruling.

(Left) Special Counsel Jack Smith delivers remarks in Washington on Aug. 1, 2023. (Right) Former President Donald Trump attends his trial in New York State Supreme Court in New York City on Dec. 7, 2023. On Aug. 27, 2024, Smith filed a superseding indictment in Trump's election interference case in Washington. Drew Angerer, David Dee Delgado/Getty Images

Special counsel Jack Smith filed an updated indictment against former President Donald Trump in Washington on Aug. 27 following the Supreme Court’s ruling that he enjoyed some presidential immunity from criminal prosecution.

“Today, a federal grand jury in the District of Columbia returned a superseding indictment, charging the defendant with the same criminal offenses that were charged in the original indictment,” an Aug. 27 filing from the special counsel’s office reads.