Trump Is Being Prosecuted, but the Justice Department Is On Trial, Too
Posted on AllSides August 2nd, 2023
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The Justice Department has occupied an important if uncomfortable place in national politics since the 2016 presidential election. WASHINGTON—The latest federal indictment of former President Donald Trump poses an unprecedented test of the Justice Department’s ability to build a persuasive case not just for 12 jurors but also for the history books. On Tuesday, Special Counsel Jack Smith brought criminal charges alleging that Trump sought to subvert the will of U.S. voters by trying to cling to power after his 2020 election loss—a foray into untraveled legal terrain that centers...
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