Jack Smith's report: Trump would have been convicted had the president not been elected

The collected tests were enough to support a trial sentence”, said the 137-page report, detailing the probe into Trump.

However, after his re-election and return to office, prosecutions have been suspended, in line with Justice Department regulations, which prohibit prosecution of a incumbent president.

Trump was charged with a series of violations, including the plot to overturn the outcome of the 2020 elections, the deliberate spread of false claims of election fraud and attempts to exploit the January 6, 2021 riots in the Capitol.

He has repeatedly denied any charges brought against him, naming the investigations as politically motivated.

After publishing the report, Trump declared on his platform “Torus Social”: “Tests are false and prosecutor Jack Smith is a crazy person. V O PRESENS This is FOLUR!

Jack Smith, appointed as special adviser in 2022 to oversee the probe into Trump, collected evidence accusing him of <x0). The report also includes charges of illegal possession of classified documents at his residence in Mar-a-Lago, Florida. In this case, Trump associates Walt Nauta and Carlos de Oliveira are still under investigation.

The court has temporarily banned the complete publication of Smith's report to avoid the possible impact on court processes against Trump associates.

Trump's return to the White House has halted any further criminal action against him. The report explains that the Department of Justice prohibits prosecution of a incumbent president, while stressing that in the absence of re-election, evidence would have sufficed for a sentence.

The future of other legal cases related to his associates remains unclear, while the Court will further review the publication of the rest of the report this week. /euronews