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An indictment (/ ɪ n ˈ d aɪ t m ən t / [1] in-DYTE-mənt) is a formal accusation that a person has committed a crime. In jurisdictions that use the concept of felonies, the most serious criminal offense is a felony ; jurisdictions that do not use that concept often use that of an indictable offence , an offence that requires an indictment.
Donald Trump has become first president in US history to face criminal charges
Donald Trump has become first president in US history to face criminal charges
An information is a formal criminal charge which, depending upon the jurisdiction, either begins or continues a criminal proceeding in the courts. The information is one of the oldest common law pleadings (first appearing around the 13th century), and is nearly as old as the better-known indictment, with which it has always coexisted.
The Justice Department then gave Patel limited-use immunity, meaning he would lose the immunity if he lied under oath, and he testified on November 3. [ 95 ] On October 27, Trump's legal team and federal prosecutors came for a hearing at a federal courthouse in Washington, DC.
The new indictment does away with any reference to Trump's interactions with Justice Department officials, whom prosecutors alleged he tried to enlist in his failed effort to undo his election loss.
The first current or former president to face indictment will have to make his way up from Florida to face a judge.
In many common law jurisdictions (e.g. England and Wales, Ireland, Canada, Hong Kong, India, Australia, New Zealand, Malaysia, Singapore), an indictable offence is an offence which can only be tried on an indictment after a preliminary hearing to determine whether there is a prima facie case to answer or by a grand jury (in contrast to a summary offence).