Smith said that his team “stood up for the rule of law” during the investigation, The Associated Press reported. He went further to say that he believes that Trump would have been convicted if he was not reelected as the 47th president. Trump will be sworn in on Monday for his second term in the White House.

In his final report to the attorney general, special counsel Jack Smith stood behind his decision to criminally charge President-elect Trump for his efforts to overturn the 2020 election. Smith detailed the evidence he and his team amassed and would have presented at trial,