The United States, US, President-elect, Donald Trump would have been convicted for his alleged effort to overturn the 2020 election result if he lost the November 2023 presidential election. This was contained in a report by former Special Counsel Jack Smith of the Department of Justice which was released on Tuesday.

The report, arriving just days before Trump is to return to office, focuses fresh attention on his failed effort to cling to power after his election loss in 2020.

U.S. Special Counsel Jack Smith concluded that Donald Trump engaged in an "unprecedented criminal effort" to hold on to power after losing the 2020 election, but was thwarted in bringing the case to trial by the president-elect's November election victory.

Jack Smith's efforts to bring the once and future president to account for his actions were thwarted by tactical delays and Trump's re-election. View on euronews

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The scheme to cast aside legitimate votes in Philadelphia was part of a multipronged effort to keep Trump in power, according to special counsel Jack Smith.

The report, released just days before Trump is to return to the White House, focuses fresh attention on his frantic but failed effort to cling to power in 2020.