United States vs. Donald J. Trump, the case involving the former President’s alleged 2020 election interference and exploitation of the January 6 insurrection, “will be the most anticipated trial in this country’s history. But the when is as important as the what. It is essential that this case go to the head of the queue,” Amb. Norm Eisen (ret.), […]
This week, former President Donald Trump’s co-lead defense counsel John Lauro laid out a five-part structure of what is expected to be Trump’s defense in the case brought this week by Special Counsel Jack Smith. Trump’s expected defense “is not to be taken lightly – even though, after much drama, we expect all five elements […]
Fred Wertheimer’s Weekly Note | August 3, 2023 Jeffrey Clark is presumed to be “Co-Conspirator 4” in the indictment of former President Donald Trump filed this week. Clark will go down as a footnote in history, but had Trump’s scheme to overturn the election succeeded, he might have changed history. In 2020, Clark was serving […]
This week’s indictment of former President Donald Trump over his efforts to overturn the 2020 election “is a watershed episode in the history of American democracy,” Amb. Norman Eisen (ret.), Joshua Kolb, and Democracy 21 President Fred Wertheimer write in an op-ed on MSNBC. “It is a sobering moment, but also one that inspires confidence that our […]
This fact sheet was prepared by and is being distributed by Democracy 21 Education Fund. _______________________ Read the indictment: United States of America v. Donald J. Trump 1. According to the indictment, former President Donald Trump knew he lost the 2020 election and proceeded with an illegal attempt to hold onto power through […]
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