Profs & Pints DC: The Trump Indictments

Profs and Pints DC presents: “The Trump Indictments,” an analysis of the prosecutors’ strategies and prospects for success, with Stephen A. Saltzburg, professor of law at George Washington University, former Justice Department official, and leading expert on criminal trials. Former President Donald J. Trump is the focus of four separate criminal cases headed up by three different prosecutors: Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, and U.S. Justice Department Special Counsel Jack Smith. As of late August he’d been indicted on 91 felony counts related to allegations that he had interfered with the 2020 presidential election, mishandled sensitive documents and conspired to obstruct the government from retrieving them, and falsified business records in making payments to porn star Stormy Daniels. Politicians and pundits are divided on the question of whether the indictments amount to equal justice or selective prosecution. At the end of the day, however, the courts…