"The prosecution of SGO furthers their collective false narrative that President Trump did not actually lose the 2020 election. Attorneys for the company said the decision was prompted by Trump's demands to prosecute his perceived enemies and his 'mantra' that Smartmatic helped rig the 2020 U.S. presidential election won by Joe Biden."
"Smartmatic's parent company, UK-based SGO Corporation, was added to a criminal indictment last Fall previously charging several executives with paying $1 million in bribes to election officials in the Philippines. In a motion to dismiss the indictment filed Tuesday, attorneys for Smartmatic said the company had been cooperating with the Justice Department since it first learned of its investigation in 2021."
"Attorneys likened the prosecution to the Justice Department's targeting of Kilmar Armando Ábrego García, a Salvadoran migrant who was criminally charged for conduct years earlier after he successfully sued the Trump administration over its decision to deport him."
Smartmatic's parent company, SGO Corporation, was indicted on money laundering charges related to bribes paid to Philippine election officials. The company claims it cooperated fully with the Justice Department since 2021, providing millions of documents and presentations. However, after Trump returned to office, the Justice Department reversed its previous position and added charges against Smartmatic. The company argues this prosecution is politically motivated retaliation, designed to support Trump's false narrative that Smartmatic helped rig the 2020 election. Smartmatic is currently pursuing a $2.7 billion lawsuit against Trump's media allies over election-related allegations.
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