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Why do you think hes not being charged with insurrection?

• acdha 3y ago
  He hasn’t been charged yet but as we’ve seen with the January 6th cases federal prosecutors are very conservative about making sure they have an airtight case first, and they’re often willing to bring lower charges which have a greater chance of success rather than risk losing a bigger charge. This is especially true for charges which require proving that someone consciously intended a particular illegal outcome. One of his 4 criminal cases currently in progress covers the election tampering because the evidence for those is very clear cut and doesn’t require proving his intention: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/67656604/united-states-v-trump/ https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/67656604/united-states-...
  • nonethewiser 3y ago
    then isnt it fair to say they don’t think they have sufficient evidence to get an insurrection conviction?
    • acdha 3y ago
      Only that they haven’t brought charges yet. We know he attempted to tamper with the election and that’s an objective question of facts where e.g. call recordings suffice as evidence. Proving intent for more serious crimes might hinge on testimony by witnesses who were considering playing ball but now that Republicans have are protecting Trump are instead mulling the odds of a January 20th pardon.