Trump’s latest indictment finally holds him to account for 2020 election plot

Past efforts to hold Trump accountable for the violence and his broader election subversion campaign have fallen short

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Unlike Donald Trump's first two indictments, the former president's third set of criminal charges stands out as the first major legal effort to hold him accountable for attempting to overturn the results of the 2020 election.

Pro-democracy experts welcomed the indictment, announced on Tuesday by the office of special counsel Jack Smith, as a victory for the rule of law that could help fortify America's election systems in the face of ongoing threats from Trump and his allies.