Jack Smith set to release 'important evidence' on Trump's Jan. 6 motives: legal expert

According to former U.S. Attorney Joyce Vance, Monday is the deadline for special counsel Jack Smith to provide notice to Donald Trump and his attorneys of " any crimes, wrongs, or other bad acts " the Department of Justice believes he may have commited that will be used as part of his prosecution for attemping to subvert the 2020 presidential election results.

That notice is limited to alleged crimes that are not included in the charges already filed that will be heard in Judge Tanya Chutkan's courtroom. The new evidence being submitted will be subject to approval by the judge, who will rule on what can be used in open court.

Explaining what the 404(b) notice entails, Vance wrote on her Substack platform , "Evidence of a prior crime, for instance, can be offered to prove 'motive, opportunity [to commit the crime], intent, preparation, plan, knowledge, identity, absence of mistake, or lack of accident.'"