Prosecutor Jack Smith's report says there was enough evidence to convict Trump

Jack Smith believes in his final report, sent early Tuesday to Congress, that there was sufficient evidence to convict him and that Trump made "a series of criminal efforts to retain power" in the 2020 elections.

Special prosecutor Jack Smith, who investigated Donald Trump's alleged attempts to subvert the results of the 2020 US elections, a case dismissed after the Republican's electoral victory in 2024, believes in his final report that there was sufficient evidence to convict him.

Smith's report was sent early Tuesday to Congress by the Department of Justice, once Judge Aileen Cannon gave the green light to its dissemination, which Trump, who will assume the presidency on January 20, tried to prevent through legal action.

Smith says in his report, already published in the main US media, that he and his collaborators always acted “following the mandate of the law” and concludes that the president-elect, who governed the country from 2016 to 2021, made “a series of criminal efforts to retain power” after being defeated by now-President Joe Biden in the November 2020 elections.

This accusation by Smith against Trump and another for withholding classified documents were dismissed by the Department of Justice following Trump's victory in the November 5 elections against Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris.

According to the special prosecutor, who resigned this month, there was sufficient evidence to convict Trump at trial if his victory in the 2024 elections had not made it impossible for the prosecution to continue.