New charges against Donald Trump after Supreme Court immunity ruling

The new indictment dropped charges against an unindicted co-conspirator, Jeffrey Clark, who was then an assistant attorney general. Clark helped Trump pressure other Justice Department agencies to overturn the outcome of the 2020 election.

The Supreme Court had ruled that Trump could not be prosecuted for this conduct because the Justice Department is part of the executive branch, which reports to him.

A grand jury that had not previously heard evidence in the case updated the indictment to respect and implement the Supreme Court's decision, according to Peter Carr, a spokesman for Justice Department special counsel Jack Smith.