Trump Charged for Attempting to Overturn 2020 Election
Former President Trump indicted on charges related to efforts to overturn / steal the 2020 election and subvert Democracy
Special Counsel Jack Smith’s indictment of Donald Trump tells a damning story of the Jan. 6 coup probe. MSNBC Chief Legal Correspondent breaks down the indictment on the eve of Trump’s arraignment and reports on how “this case changes everything.”
See the coup charges that can send Trump to prison
The Jan. 6 insurrection was more than a “one day” plot. In this special report, MSNBC Chief Legal Correspondent Ari Melber shares original reporting on the several plots that stretched weeks or months, and shows how they are central to the new charges by special counsel Smith.
‘They got him’: Chris Hayes says this Trump arrest is ‘biggest of all time’
“Trump faces a total of 78 felony counts in his three upcoming criminal trials, but none are like these four. This is the big one. The biggest of all time,” says Chris Hayes on Trump’s indictment over his effort to overturn the 2020 election.
Trump’s own lawyer just quoted Trump committing a crime
On the day Donald Trump was arraigned in a Washington, D.C. federal courthouse on charges stemming from Special Counsel Jack Smith’s January 6th investigation, MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell analyzes comments made by the former president’s criminal defense attorney on TV where he quotes Donald Trump admitting to one of the accusations in the indictment.
‘Violence at the core’: Trump could face 55 years behind bars in DOJ indictment
Mehdi Hasan breaks down the six most chilling words in the new criminal indictment of Donald Trump… and how they show the willingness of Trump’s team to use violence to stay in power if necessary.
Trump election indictment shows Mike Pence will be Jack Smith’s star witness
The latest indictment of former President Trump for his efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election and how the testimony of former Vice President Mike Pence could help prove the charges beyond a reasonable doubt.
| 16 MICHIGAN REPUBLICANS CHARGED IN FAKE ELECTOR SCHEME |
16 ‘false electors’ charged with 2020 election forgery felonies in Michigan
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced felony charges against 16 Michigan residents for their role in the alleged false electors scheme following the 2020 U.S. Presidential election.
Michigan AG charges 16 false electors for 2020 plot
Michigan’s Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson joins MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell after Michigan’s Attorney General Dana Nessel announced state felony charges against sixteen fake electors for what Secretary Benson calls an “unprecedented, coordinated effort” to overturn the 2020 election. Secretary Benson tells Lawrence that we can expect “similar charges” filed in other states.
Michigan secretary of state unpacks charges against fake electors
Sixteen Michigan residents are facing felony charges for falsely claiming to be presidential electors for former President Donald Trump after he lost the 2020 election, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced Tuesday. Each of the 16 alleged false electors have been charged with eight felony counts. Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson joins “America Decides” to discuss the charges.
