The prosecution's case against Donald Trump in his third indictment hinges on him knowingly repeating false information. How hard will it be for prosecutors...
The indictment also said Trump ignored a variety of debunkings of his claims that were offered by his own vice president, Mike Pence; the director of national intelligence; the Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency ; senior White House attorneys; and state and federal court rulings.
“The Defendant’s knowingly false statements were integral to his criminal plans,” the indictment says.Proving intent “is always difficult,” Sean Morales-Doyle, director of the voting rights program at the liberal Brennan Center for Justice at New York University Law School,in July. “But that is a question at issue in almost every criminal prosecution. It’s the kind of thing prosecutors have to prove on a daily basis.
Bradley Moss, a partner with the law firm Mark S. Zaid, P.C., added that “delusion and refusal to accept reality is not sufficient to disprove you had the requisite intent.” Ultimately, prosecutors need to have faith in the willingness of juries to make reasonable inferences.“Juries typically take their job seriously, and most listen intently and get it right when judging credibility,” said Meyer of Thompson Hine LLP. “Some of the witnesses will be prominent Republicans who joined Trump’s Administration with his approval.
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