Trump’s Imminent January 6 Indictment

After all the Capitol riot dust settled, did former President Donald Trump commit a plain old financial fraud — i.e., pocket a pile of dough that he raised on false pretenses?

We have to ask the question because, otherwise, the Biden Justice Department’s chosen special counsel Jack Smith is likely to run headlong into the Supreme Court’s admonition that prosecutors refrain from invoking fraud and other vague statutes to criminalize malign behavior by public officials — as I explained back in May, when the justices reversed the convictions of two Andrew Cuomo cronies.

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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.

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After all the Capitol riot dust settled, did former President Donald Trump commit a plain old financial fraud — i.e., pocket a pile of dough that he raised on false pretenses?

We have to ask the question because, otherwise, the Biden Justice Department’s chosen special counsel Jack Smith is likely to run headlong into the Supreme Court’s admonition that prosecutors refrain from invoking fraud and other vague statutes to criminalize malign behavior by public officials — as I explained back in May, when the justices reversed the convictions of two Andrew Cuomo cronies.

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.