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Trump Case Could Turn on Which of Three Possible Jury Instructions Is Given by the Judge

The trial could hinge on whether a jury finds that Trump’s belief that he won the 2020 election was ‘reasonable.’

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A courtroom sketch depicting President Trump, right, conferring with defense lawyer Todd Blanche, center, and Special Prosecutor Jack Smith, left, at the Federal Courthouse at Washington, August 3, 2023. Dana Verkouteren via AP
ALAN DERSHOWITZ
ALAN DERSHOWITZ

The guilt or innocence of President Trump on charges relating to the 2020 elections may well  turn on which of three possible jury instructions the judge will give.

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ALAN DERSHOWITZ
ALAN DERSHOWITZ

Mr. Dershowitz is professor emeritus at Harvard Law School. He has written 52 books, more than 1,000 articles, and has successfully litigated hundreds of cases, half of them pro bono. He is the author, most recently, of the book 'War Against the Jews: How to End Hamas Barbarism' and of 'Get Trump: The Threat to Civil Liberties, Due Process, and Our Constitutional Rule of Law.'

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