The two previous indictments of Donald Trump focused on his personal conduct, one involving a sex scandal and the other his handling of classified documents.
Yesterday’s indictment is different.
It involves arguably the most central issue in a democracy: an attempt to subvert an American election.
“At the core of the United States of America vs. Donald J. Trump is no less than the viability of the system constructed” by the founders, our colleague Peter Baker, The Times’s chief White House correspondent, wrote.
The chargesThe new indictment lays out a scheme that, by now, is widely known: Trump falsely claimed the 2020 election results were rigged and tried to rally federal officials, state lawmakers and his supporters, including rioters at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, to overturn his loss to President Biden.
Persons:
Donald Trump, Donald J, Trump, Peter Baker, Biden
Organizations:
“, White House, U.S, Capitol
Locations:
United States, America