Case of United States vs Donald Trump: Charges and Indictment Explained

Donald Trump was the 45th president of the United States and a candidate for reelection in 2020./nThe indictment against Donald Trump accuses him of spreading false claims of election fraud despite losing the 2020 presidential election./nThe purpose of the false claims was to legitimize Trump's knowingly false statements and create a national atmosphere of mistrust and anger./nThe indictment charges Donald Trump with conspiracy to defraud the United States, conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding, obstruction of an attempt to obstruct an official proceeding, and conspiracy against rights./nConspiracy against rights charge accuses Trump of attempting to deny Americans their right to vote in the 2020 election.