(New York Post) Former President Donald Trump was indicted in federal court on Tuesday for allegedly making “knowingly false” claims of voter fraud and sending rioters to the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021 in a desperate ploy to remain president despite losing the 2020 presidential election.
While Trump is the only person charged in the crimes so far, the 45-page indictment includes references to six unnamed “co-conspirators.”
Special counsel Jack Smith said Tuesday the six individuals remain under investigation for their role in the former president’s attempt to overthrow the election he lost.
“Since the attack on our Capitol, the Department of Justice has remained committed to ensuring accountability for those criminally responsible for what happened that day,” Smith said during a brief press conference Tuesday.
“This case is brought consistent with our commitment and our investigation of other individuals continues.”
While Smith has not disclosed the names of those under investigation, The Post identified the most likely individuals listed as co-conspirators in the indictment using previously known facts about Trump’s circle of cronies in the months following the November 2020 election.
Former President Donald Trump was indicted in federal court on Tuesday for allegedly making “knowingly false” claims of voter fraud and sending rioters to the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.Getty Images
Co-consiprator 1: Rudy Giuliani
Perhaps the most well-known of the alleged conspirators, Trump’s former attorney and prior New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani is believed to be the person referenced in the indictment as “co-conspirator 1.”
“Co-conspirator 1, an attorney who was willing to spread knowingly false claims and pursue strategies that the defendant’s 2020 re-election campaign attorneys would not,” the indictment says of the individual believed to be Giuliani.
Perhaps the most well-known of the alleged conspirators, Trump’s former attorney and prior New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani is believed to be the person referenced in the indictment as “co-conspirator 1.”AFP via Getty Images
Giuliani had a key role in pushing the false narrative that the election was “stolen” and “fraudulent” as part of what prosecutors said was a methodical plan to overturn the results and keep Trump in the White House, according to testimony before the House Select Committee that investigated Jan. 6.
A rep for Giuliani criticized the indictment as punishment for “anyone who dares to oppose the ruling regime.”
Co-conspirator 2: John Eastman
Attorney John Eastman is credited with devising the legal scheme that set the plot in motion.
In a two-page memo, Eastman laid out a six-step plan claiming then-Vice President Mike Pence didn’t have to accept the election results in certain swing states, which Pence rejected.
“An attorney who devised ad attempted to implement a strategy to leverage the vice president’s ceremonial role overseeing the certification proceeding to obstruct the certification of the presidential election,” the indictment said of the person listed as “co-conspirator 2.”
Eastman did not return a request for comment.
Attorney John Eastman is credited with devising the legal scheme that set the plot in motion as in a two-page memo, Eastman laid out a six-step plan claiming then-Vice President Mike Pence didn’t have to accept the election results.REUTERS
Co-conspirator 3: Sidney Powell
Trump brought Sidney Powell onto his legal team to pursue false claims of voter fraud following the 2020 election.
She infamously made the bogus claim that Dominion Voting Systems machines swapped voter selections from Trump to Biden with the help of Smartmatic software. The charge was proven false.
“An attorney whose unfounded claims of election fraud the defendant privately acknowledged to others sounded ‘crazy,’” the indictment said of co-conspirator 3.
“Nonetheless, the defendant embraced and publicly amplified co-conspirator 3’s disinformation.”
Her false assertion about the voting machines led the Trump campaign to distance themselves from Powell and triggered a $1.3 billion lawsuit against her and Giuliani by the company.
Powell did not return a request for comment.
Sidney Powell made the bogus claim that Dominion Voting Systems machines swapped voter selections.AFP via Getty Images
Co-conspirator 4: Jeffrey Clark
Jeffrey Clark was a mid-level Justice Department official who planned to send election officials in several states a letter that falsely claimed that DOJ had “identified significant concerns” about votes in their states.
