Trump was indicted by a D.C. federal grand jury, this time on four felony charges related to his efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election. A legal expert explains why these charges are different from his past two indictments.
Vice president of the United States from 2017 to 2021
The former president is expected to appear in person at the federal courthouse in D.C. on Thursday for his arraignment, where he is expected to plead not guilty. Count one: conspiracy to defraud the United States. Allegedly, Donald Trump and his co-conspirators got together in an attempt to prevent the certification of a lawful federal election.
I think politically, and as a democracy, this indictment is unquestionably the most consequential because we're talking about affirmative steps alleged to have been taken to prevent votes from being counted and to prevent the certification of the election. Not really. I understand that the demographics are very different, with D.C. being heavily Democratic and anti-Trump, and parts of Florida are heavily Republican and pro-Trump, but the standard of a grand jury is just so low that I think no matter what your political bent is, it's such a straightforward process. There's not much to hang your hat on to not indict someone if the government puts forth credible evidence.
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