Background on Trump's Jan. 6 investigation

Name: Background on Trump's Jan. 6 investigation
Uploaded: 02 Aug 2023, 05:58:36 PM
Duration: 03:16
Channel: TIMESOFINDIA.COM

| Aug 02, 2023, 05:58:36 PM | AP

Former President Donald Trump has been indicted in connection with his efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election. This is the second criminal case that's been brought by Justice Department special Counsel Jack Smith against Donald Trump as he seeks to reclaim the White House in 2024.This indictment covers a tumultuous two month period between Trump’s loss to Joe Biden in November 2020 and January 6, 2021, when his supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol in an effort to halt the counting of electoral votes that would have handed formally the election to Joe Biden.Associated Press reporter Eric Tucker explains the investigation that turned into yet another historic indictment for the former president.