As World Waits on Alvin Bragg, Judge Orders Trump Lawyer to Testify in Mar-a-Lago Obstruction Probe

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We’ve told you two things. First, once one prosecutor crossed the Rubicon by teeing up criminal charges against former president Donald Trump, other prosecutors would step up the pace of their Trump investigations. Second, special counsel Jack Smith’s Mar-a-Lago classified-documents probe — the most serious criminal investigation against Trump because of the potential charges and weight of the evidence — is at this point essentially a grand-jury obstruction investigation rather than an inquiry into the mishandling of secret intelligence.

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Andrew C. McCarthy is a senior fellow at National Review Institute, an NR contributing editor, and author of Ball of Collusion: The Plot to Rig an Election and Destroy a Presidency.

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Well, we try not to steer you wrong around here.

We’ve told you two things. First, once one prosecutor crossed the Rubicon by teeing up criminal charges against former president Donald Trump, other prosecutors would step up the pace of their Trump investigations. Second, special counsel Jack Smith’s Mar-a-Lago classified-documents probe — the most serious criminal investigation against Trump because of the potential charges and weight of the evidence — is at this point essentially a grand-jury obstruction investigation rather than an inquiry into the mishandling of secret intelligence.

About the Author

Andrew C. McCarthy

Andrew C. McCarthy is a senior fellow at National Review Institute, an NR contributing editor, and author of Ball of Collusion: The Plot to Rig an Election and Destroy a Presidency.