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special counsel Jack Smith has charged former president Donald Trump in a superseding indictment in his federal election interference case that charges him with the same offenses in the original indictment but is adjusted to the Supreme Court's recent presidential immunity ruling the superseding indictment which was presented to a new grand jury that had not previously heard evidence in this case reflects the government's efforts to respect and implement the Supreme Court's Holdings and remand instructions a justice department spokesperson said Tuesday Trump last August pleaded not guilty to federal charges of undertaking a criminal scheme to overturn the results of the 2020 election to remain in power last month in a blockbuster decision the US Supreme Court ruled that Trump is entitled to immunity from Criminal prosecution for official acts undertaken while in office and sent the case back to the trial court to sort out which charges against him can stand