The Indictment of Donald Trump Related to Events of January 6th/Election Interference

WASHINGTON, DC -- Former President Donald Trump was indicted on felony charges Tuesday, August 1st for working to overturn the results of the 2020 election in the run-up to the violent riot by his supporters at the U.S. Capitol, with the Justice Department acting to hold him accountable for an unprecedented effort to block the peaceful transfer of presidential power and threaten American democracy.

"The third Trump Indictment is unprecedented, but unsurprising," said Congressman Brad Sherman shortly after the announcement. "I was there on January 6th when we saw the evidence: a violent mob attacked our Capitol to stop our election - because Trump told them to do so. The evidence is clear. Our resolve for accountability must be just as clear."

The four-count indictment, the third criminal case against Trump, provided deeper insight into a dark moment that has already been the subject of exhaustive federal investigations and captivating public hearings. It chronicles a months-long campaign of lies about the election results and says that, even when those falsehoods resulted in a chaotic insurrection at the Capitol, Trump sought to exploit the violence by pointing to it as a reason to further delay the counting of votes that sealed his defeat.

In 2017, Congressman Sherman became the first Member of Congress to file articles of impeachment againt then-President Trump for obstruction of justice following his firing of then-FBI Director James Comey. On January 6th, 2021, Sherman was trapped inside the U.S. Capitol as thousands of people attempted to break into the building in an attempt to stop the certification of the 2020 election.

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