Special Counsel Jack Smith has indicted Donald Trump on charges that require a jury to believe that Trump knew he lost the 2020 election and then conspired to change the results. If Trump genuinely believed that he won, he will defeat this round of January 6th-related charges.
Can You Read His Mind?
Ted Rall
Ted Rall is a syndicated political cartoonist for Andrews McMeel Syndication, WhoWhatWhy.org and Counterpoint. He is a frequent contributor to The Wall Street Journal, a graphic novelist and author of many books of art and prose, and an occasional war correspondent. He is, recently, the author of the graphic novel "The Stringer."
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I haven’t followed this with the fanaticism of others, so my question may be insipid. What actual evidence is there that can’t be waved away as harmless bluster or exaggeration? What can’t be parsed thanks to language flexibility as a maybe he meant X but he could have just meant Y situation?
I think the dems are setting themselves up for a mighty big blowback on this one. A guilty verdict? So what? He supporters won’t care. A not guilty? Trump will ram that down Biden’s throat at every single opportunity.