How Jack Smith Structured the Trump Election Indictment to Reduce Risks

Bob Litt spoke to the New York Times about special counsel Jack Smith’s strategy for structuring the Trump election indictment, giving him multiple paths in obtaining and upholding a guilty verdict.

The inclusion of the charge involving a conspiracy to disenfranchise voters was a surprising development in Smith’s strategy. Unlike the other charges, it had not been a major part of the public discussion of the investigation, and was not among the charges recommended by the House Jan. 6 committee.

“It was a good move to charge that statute, partly because that is really what this case really is about – depriving the people of the right to choose their president,” Bob said.

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