A court document containing Smith’s evidence against Trump in the federal election subversion case has been unsealed.
Special counsel Jack Smith lists 77 potential witnesses in an unsealed court filing that details election subversion evidence against former President Donald Trump.
U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan on Wednesday released Smith’s 165-page redacted document outlining the government’s evidence against the Republican presidential nominee, who has pleaded not guilty to four federal felony charges related to attempts to overturn his 2020 election loss and to the January 6 U.S. Capitol attack that followed.
Smith’s document includes references to six unnamed co-conspirators who were previously referenced in Trump’s indictment. It also mentions 77 possible witnesses identified by numbers following the letter “P.”
While all of the names listed in Smith’s filing have been redacted, some are easily identified by context clues like job titles and references to publicly available social media posts.
Legal analyst Lisa Rubin said during an MSNBC appearance on Wednesday that she was surprised at the number of potential witnesses in Smith’s filling, which contains evidence that will be used by Chutkan to determine whether the charges against Trump clash with his claim of presidential immunity.
“One of the things that pops out at me immediately is how many people here are identified just by ‘P’ numbers, meaning they’re not people alleged to be co-conspirators, but they are people who are alleged witnesses or participants in the event”, Rubin said.
