Trump re-charged in special counsel election case due to Supreme Court immunity ruling

• A federal grand jury charged former President Donald Trump with the same offenses that he originally faced in his criminal election interference case in Washington, D.C.
• The new indictment was filed in order to "respect and implement" the recent Supreme Court holding that former presidents enjoy "presumptive immunity" for all official acts they performed while in office.

A federal grand jury on Tuesday returned a superseding indictment charging former President Donald Trump with the same offenses that he originally faced in his criminal election interference case in Washington, D.C.

The new indictment was filed in order to "respect and implement" the views and instructions of a recent Supreme Court decision granting former presidents "presumptive immunity" for their official acts in office, special counsel Jack Smith said in a separate court filing.

The superseding indictment was presented to a new grand jury that had not previously heard evidence in the criminal case against the Republican presidential nominee, Smith's filing said.

The Department of Justice does not oppose letting Trump waive his appearance at an arraignment on the new indictment, the filing added.

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