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Third Indictment Escalates Legal Peril for Trump as He Tightens His Grip on GOP Nomination

In new charges just handed up by Jack Smith, the 45th president, the only named defendant, faces four criminal counts for conspiracy and obstruction.

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President Trump arrives to speak at a rally on January 6, 2021, at Washington, D.C. AP/Jacquelyn Martin
A.R. HOFFMAN
A.R. HOFFMAN

The third criminal indictment of President Trump, this one for efforts to overturn the 2020 election, escalates the legal peril for the former president even as he tightens his grip on his party’s 2024 presidential nomination. 

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A.R. HOFFMAN
A.R. HOFFMAN

Mr. Hoffman is an associate editor of the Sun, where he covers politics and culture. He holds a PhD from Harvard and a law degree from Stanford.

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