Alvin Bragg’s Triumph Could Backfire at the Supreme Court and Make Rockier Jack Smith’s Path to a Trump Conviction

The district attorney’s convictions could focus the minds of judges and justices on the precedent of presidential prosecution.

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President Trump departs the courtroom after being found guilty on all 34 counts in his hush money trial at Manhattan Criminal Court on May 30, 2024 at New York City. Justin Lane-Pool/Getty Images

President Trump’s conviction on all 34 counts in his hush money case — a victory for District Attorney Alvin Bragg  — could yet boomerang on Special Counsel Jack Smith’s own efforts to convict the 45th president on an additional 44 charges handed up in federal courts in the districts of Florida and Columbia.

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