Can Prosecutors Indict Trump Over 2020 Election Claims? (Podcast)

May 24, 2022, 8:54 PM UTC

Former President Donald Trump should face criminal charges for his role in the Jan. 6 insurrection, according to one federal judge.

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In an expansive and unusual ruling earlier this spring, David O. Carter, a Clinton-appointed judge from the Central District of California, gave federal prosecutors a blueprint for how they could indict the former president.

But don’t expect an indictment anytime soon. Ex-prosecutors say that, even if the evidence is there, federal prosecutors must ...

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