We don’t need to prove criminal intent to prosecute Donald Trump | Laurence H Tribe and Dennis Aftergut
by Laurence H Tribe and Dennis Aftergut from US news | The Guardian on (#5X5MM)
US prosecutors should have little trouble convincing a jury. Full speed ahead is the only proper course
On 8 March, a jury took three hours to render a guilty verdict against Guy Reffitt, a January 6 insurrectionist. Donald Trump could not have been pleased. DC is where Trump would be tried for any crimes relating to his admitted campaign to overturn the election.
Jurors there would have no trouble finding that the evidence satisfies all statutory elements required to convict Trump, including his criminal intent, the most challenging to prove. That is our focus here.
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