Special counsel files new indictment against Trump after Supreme Court ruling

Special counsel Jack Smith speaks about the indictment of former president Donald Trump (Jacquelyn Martin/AP)

Special counsel Jack Smith has filed a new indictment against Donald Trump over his efforts to undo the 2020 presidential election that keeps the same criminal charges but narrows the allegations against him.

The new indictment removes a section that had accused Trump of trying to use the law enforcement powers of the Justice Department to overturn his election loss, an area of conduct for which the Supreme Court in a 6-3 opinion last month said that Trump was absolutely immune from prosecution.