Unsealing of redacted filing offers limited look at evidence in Jan. 6 case against TrumpThe judge overseeing Donald Trump's federal election interference case on Friday unsealed the redacted appendix of evidence gathered by special counsel Jack Smith, offering a glimpse of the evidence that could be seen by a jury if the former president's case goes to trial. According to the employee, Trump inquired why he could not watch the entirety of his speech at the Ellipse earlier that day. Chutkan, in Thursday's ruling, pushed back on Trump's argument that the release was politically motivated to influence the 2024 presidential election. "There is undoubtedly a public interest in courts not inserting themselves into elections, or appearing to do so. Unsealing of redacted filing offers limited look at evidence in Jan. 6 case against Trump originally appeared on abcnews.go.com

Source: ABC News October 18, 2024 18:24 UTC