Special prosecutor Jack Smith insisted in a court document released Friday that significant evidence in the case in which he is prosecuting the former US president and Republican nominee be made public. Donald Trump for attacking the Capitol and interfering with the 2020 election.

Smith told Judge Tanya S. Chutkan, who is overseeing the Trump case, that the publication version of the transcript in which the names of witnesses are omittedThe United States, with the exception of former Vice President Mike Pence, will respect the rules of the court and serve the public interest.

The sealed motion filed Thursday by Smith also tries to defend the prosecutor’s accusation and demonstrate that Trump’s conduct is not covered by the immunity that the Supreme Court granted the now-former president on July 1, and which also shields future former presidents from prosecution on charges stemming from most of their formal indictments.

The document contains interviews and recordings of the investigation, which the prosecution worked on for almost two years and, according to information from the network, cnn, Pence’s witnesses include the former president’s daughter, Ivanka Trump.or Mark Meadows, former White House chief of staff.

“The public interest is fully justified by having access to substantial material from the Government’s presentation. (…) For example, the unedited essence of what the witness said is more importantfor purposes of public access, that the identity of the specific person who said this was censored,” the letter says.

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If U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan allows it, the public release of information presented by Smith could provide new insight into the case of the former President and may be made public in a few days ahead of the November 5 presidential election.

Following the Supreme Court decision in July The court ordered Chutkan to analyze the charges the former president and decide which charges are inappropriate under the new immunity rules.

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Smith presented on August 27 new charge maintaining four previous charges against him, such as conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding, but reducing the number of charges under this ruling.

Judge Chutkan ordered Trump’s lawyers state your objections according to the proposed wording on Tuesday and set a deadline of Oct. 10 to file any objections to Smith’s request.

(EFE)