Donald Trump is returning to the scene of the alleged crime.
Trump is already facing 74 other charges, including 34 felony counts in New York tied to hush-money payments, and 40 more in Florida over classified documents he allegedly stored at his Mar-a-Lago stronghold.
But while it’s theoretically possible Trump could withdraw from the race if convicted, previous experience suggests that’s not at all likely, Lebo said.Article content “I think he runs, and I think — even if he’s convicted, or is right in the middle of a trial — I think he’s still going to get 40 per cent of the vote,” he said.Special counsel Jack Smith used blunt language to describe the stakes when he released the indictment Tuesday.
The indictment references six different alleged co-conspirators, but does not disclose their identities. Media reports and known facts point to five names, all of them central players in the effort to overturn the results. They quickly turned on Pence when they learned the vice-president, who was presiding over the certification process in the Senate, would not accede to Trump’s demands that he reject Electoral College votes from six key states.
The following day, Pence’s lawyer told Eastman that his scheme would result in a “disastrous situation” where the election might “have to be decided in the streets.”Article content
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