00:00 Good evening. Today an indictment was unsealed charging Donald J. Trump with
00:08 conspiring to defraud the United States, conspiring to disenfranchise voters, and
00:14 conspiring and attempting to obstruct an official proceeding. The indictment was
00:20 issued by a grand jury of citizens here in the District of Columbia and it sets
00:25 forth the crimes charged in detail. I encourage everyone to read it in full.
00:32 The attack on our nation's capital on January 6th, 2021, was an unprecedented
00:39 assault on the seat of American democracy. As described in the indictment,
00:44 it was fueled by lies. Lies by the defendant targeted at obstructing a
00:51 bedrock function of the U.S. government, the nation's process of collecting,
00:55 counting, and certifying the results of the presidential election. The men and
01:03 women of law enforcement who defended the U.S. Capitol on January 6th are
01:07 heroes. They are patriots and they are the very best of us. They did not just
01:14 defend a building or the people sheltering in it. They put their lives in
01:20 the line to defend who we are as a country and as a people. They defended
01:25 the very institutions and principles that define the United States. Since the
01:31 attack on our Capitol, the Department of Justice has remained committed to
01:35 ensuring accountability for those criminally responsible for what happened
01:39 that day. This case is brought consistent with that commitment and our
01:44 investigation of other individuals continues. In this case, my office will
01:50 seek a speedy trial so that our evidence can be tested in court and judged by a
01:55 jury of citizens. In the meantime, I must emphasize that the indictment is
02:01 only an allegation and that the defendant must be presumed innocent
02:05 until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.
02:13 I would like to thank the members of the Federal Bureau of Investigation who
02:17 are working on this investigation with my office as well as the many career
02:22 prosecutors and law enforcement agents from around the country who have worked
02:26 on previous January 6th investigations.
02:29 These women and men are public servants of the very highest order, and it is a
02:34 privilege to work alongside them.
02:36 Thank you.
02:38 Thank you.
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