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Gabriel J. Chin

Edward L. Barrett Jr. Chair & Martin Luther King Jr. Professor of Law, University of California, Davis
Edward L. Barrett Jr. Chair & Martin Luther King Jr. Professor of Law, University of California, Davis
Oversight

The most serious Trump indictment yet – a criminal law scholar explains the charges of using ‘dishonesty, fraud and deceit’ to cling to power

All of the charges rest on the claim that Trump and his co-conspirators knew the former president lost the 2020 election.

Oversight

Trump Indictment Unsealed – A Criminal Law Scholar Explains What The Charges Mean, And What Prosecutors Will Now Need To Prove

The 49-page document details how Trump kept classified government documents – including papers concerning U.S. nuclear capabilities – scattered in boxes across his home at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida, long after his presidency ended in 2021 and the government tried to reclaim them.