Trump’s Jan. 6th Indictment, and the Government’s Burden of Proof, Explained

Brian Lehrer: A Daily Politics Podcast

English - August 02, 2023 14:12 - 21 minutes - 20.3 MB - ★★★★★ - 455 ratings
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Yesterday, Justice Department Special Counsel Jack Smith released a 45-page, 4-count indictment against former President Trump for his attempts to overturn the 2020 election.

On Today's Show:
Andrew Weissmann, professor of criminal and national security law at NYU School of Law, lead prosecutor in Robert Mueller’s Special Counsel's Office and the author of Where Law Ends: Inside the Mueller Investigation (Random House, 2020), offers legal analysis of the charges.