Jack Smith Files Evidence Against Donald Trump: What We Know

Special Counsel Jack Smith has filed his team’s legal brief that lays out new evidence, prosecutors say, in former President Donald Trump’s federal election case.

A spokesperson for Smith’s office confirmed with the Associated Press on Thursday that the brief was filed before the 5 p.m. EST deadline set by U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan. The details of the brief are under seal and have not hit the public docket yet, although a redacted version is expected to be filed at a later time.

Smith’s office said in a filing over the weekend that the brief, which is expected to contain grand jury transcripts and multiple exhibits related to the investigation, would not exceed 180 pages. Trump’s defense team had argued on Monday that prosecutors should be blocked from filing the brief, given that its page count was significantly higher than what is typically accepted by Chutkan. The judge granted the special counsel’s office request to exceed the typical 45-page limit in a motion a day after Trump’s objections were filed.

Trump is facing four felony counts related to his alleged efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss to President Joe Biden, including the former president’s actions leading up to the riots at the U.S. Capitol building on January 6, 2021. Trump has pleaded not guilty to all charges and has sought to dismiss the case on several occasions, although all of such efforts have been denied.

This is a developing story that will be updated as information becomes available.