Trump Is the New O.J.

In 20 years, will Trump’s supporters look back and conclude he was guilty after all?

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Left: O.J. Simpson stands at the end of an evidentiary hearing in Clark County District Court in Las Vegas, Nev., May 17, 2013. Right: Former president Donald Trump at CPAC in Dallas, Texas, August 6, 2022.

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Justice Department Special Counsel Jack Smith isn’t finished charging Donald Trump. With his case against the former president over the alleged mishandling of classified documents and the misleading of investigators pending, Smith informed Trump Sunday that he is likely to be federally indicted again over his role in the events leading up to the January 6 riots.

According to ABC News, Smith’s office informed Trump this weekend of the federal statutes he may be accused of violating — charges that could include conspiracy to defraud the United States, deprivation of rights, and witness-tampering. New York Times reporter Maggie Haberman revealed on Wednesday that this letter convinced courtiers of the leading GOP presidential candidate that the walls are, well and truly this time, closing in.

Noah Rothman

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Noah Rothman

Noah Rothman is a senior writer at National Review. His third book, Blood and Progress: A Century of Left-Wing Violence, was published by Hachette in May 2026.

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