When special counsel Jack Smith criminally charged Donald Trump this month for attempting to overturn the 2020 election, the indictment referenced six unnamed co-conspirators—five of whom are identifiable—who aided the ex-president’s plot to stay in power, i.e. break the law. Why Smith chose not to charge these individuals is unclear; while it’s possible that the prosecutor only targeted Trump to expedite the case, it’s also plausible that he did so as part of a strategy to get them to cooperate and become government witnesses against the former guy. And according to a new report, it seems like at least some of these people might be willing to talk to save themselves.

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    1 year ago

    it’s relevant for the reasons you just stated… he had no co-conspirators… so he wasn’t worried about them rolling over on him… you understand, don’t be dense…

    Trump has lots of co-conspirators, because he did a lot of crimes with a lot of people

    read it twice if you need to