After special counsel Jack Smith’s superseding indictment against Donald Trump, the former president’s team is holding a “legal messaging” call this morning for surrogates and allies, a source familiar told CNN.
The call is led by legal adviser Boris Epshteyn and Trump attorneys Todd Blanche and John Lauro, the source said. The call comes as the campaign is trying to align surrogates and Trump allies on messaging as they have struggled to break through Vice President Kamala Harris’ momentum.
Trump’s team has also been soliciting donations after the indictment.
More on the indictment: Smith on Tuesday filed a reworked indictment in the federal election interference case against Trump. Prosecutors have not dropped any of the four charges that they initially brought against the former president.
However, the newly retooled indictment has carved out some of Trump’s alleged conduct, including allegations about the attempts to use the Justice Department to promote his false claims of election fraud. Prosecutors are working to try to comply with the Supreme Court’s immunity ruling.
