Show Notes
On Tuesday afternoon, the special counsel Jack Smith filed criminal charges against former President Donald Trump over his wide-ranging attempt to overthrow the 2020 election.
Luke Broadwater, a congressional reporter for The Times, talks us through the indictment and the evidence it lays out that Trump participated in an illegal conspiracy to remain in power.
Guest: Luke Broadwater, a congressional reporter for The New York Times.
Background reading:
- The New York Times’s live coverage of the indictment.
- Four takeaways from the indictment.
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