The United States, US, President-elect, Donald Trump would have been convicted for his alleged effort to overturn the 2020 election result if he lost the November 2023 presidential election. This was contained in a report by former Special Counsel Jack Smith of the Department of Justice which was released on Tuesday.

Smith led the federal cases against Donald Trump on charges of trying to overturn his 2020 election defeat and mishandling of classified documents. Trump suggested he might seek retribution.

Trump allegedly tried to keep Mike Pence mentally isolated and said people would "hate his guts" if he certified Biden's 2020 win.

Jack Smith's efforts to bring the once and future president to account for his actions were thwarted by tactical delays and Trump's re-election. View on euronews

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A report by special counsel Jack Smith said prosecutors had enough evidence to convict President-elect Trump in the election interference case. The report was released six days before Trump's inauguration.

The report, arriving just days before Trump is to return to office, focuses fresh attention on his failed effort to cling to power after his election loss in 2020.

Former special counsel Jack Smith used his final report to counter years of claims from President-elect Trump while peeling back the curtain on how he approached the unprecedented case. The early Tuesday morning release of the volume of Smith’s report dealing with Trump’s efforts to thwart the peaceful transfer of power after the 2020 election gave