The
indictment lists the following things:
7 states with slates of fake electors (page 5 para 10(b))
Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada New Mexico, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin
6 co-conspirators (page 3 para 8)
They are not named in the indictment, but it's pretty clear that they are
1) Rudy Giuliani
2) John Eastman
3) Sidney Powell
4) Jeffrey Clark
5) Ken Chesebro
6)
Steve Bannon Boris Epshteyn
Mike Ronan
It is quite common to use the phrase "unindicted co-conspirator" in indictments, to signify people who have been immunized against prosecution. That's not the case here, they are just "co-conspirators". I expect all of these will probably also be indicted.
5 means and methods (page 5 para 10)
The indictment uses the phrase "manner and means", but "means and methods" scans better for when we write the song about it.
a) the Big Lie - false claims of election fraud
b) the fake electors scheme
c) attempting to corrupt the DoJ into sending to the states false claims that investigations had discovered fraud
d) attempting to enrol the VP to corruptly reject electoral votes or refer them back to the states
e) sending the angry mob to the Capitol, and attempting to get Congress to delay proceedings
4 felony counts (page 1, and all the rest of the pages!)
1) 18 USC 371 conspiracy to defraud the United States, covers the whole scheme
2) 18 USC 1512(k) conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding (the certification of results in Congress)
3) 18 USC 1512(c)(2) obstructing, and attempting to obstruct an official proceeding (ditto)
4) 18 USC 241 conspiracy against rights, specifically the right to vote and have ones vote counted
There are no charges here for obstructing officials or proceedings at state level, I would expect these to be charged by the individual states.
3 criminal conspiracies (page 2 para 4)
1) to defraud the United States by dishonesty fraud and deceit
2) to corruptly obstruct and impede the certification
3) against the right to vote and have ones vote counted
2 US Senators (para 119(a) page 41)
That is, two Senators that Trump himself attempted to contact to delay the certification. Other co-conspirators attempted to contact further Senators and one Representative. We don't know who they are, but can probably guess. They may be immune from prosecution because separation of powers, or speech-and-debate or something - unless they stepped out of their congressional role (as Lynsey Graham did in Georgia).
1 Indictee (guess who!)
I imagine it has been done this way so as to give the best chance of a fairly speedy trial. It would get long and complicated if the rest were brought in at this stage. Trump's lawyers have said that they will use this case as a vehicle to relitigate all the claims of electoral fraud, but I'm guessing that this will be precluded by all those adverse court decisions they already got.
I have updated the OP as best I can. My plan for now is to include any further Smith indictments in this same thread if they are at all related to this one, as it is most unlikely that the trials will overlap or that there will be unmanageable amounts of activity between now and trial for any of them.
Wow. What a great day.
