Ex-DOJ Official’s Revelations Crush Donald Trump’s Election Conspiracy Defenses

In the realm of Donald Trump’s election conspiracy case, Mary McCord, a former top official at the Justice Department, expertly dismantled the various defenses put forth by Trump and his legal team.

During an episode of MSNBC’s “The Beat,” McCord meticulously examined the talking points used by the former president and his allies to combat the criminal charges of conspiring to overturn the 2020 election.

These defenses include Trump’s assertion that he believed the election was stolen and his claim that he was merely joking when pressuring officials to change the outcome.

McCord, who previously served as the acting head of the Justice Department’s national security division, discredited Trump’s arguments that his indictment infringed upon his First Amendment rights and that he is innocent because his lawyers informed him of election fraud.

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Last week, federal prosecutors requested U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan, who presides over the case, to set a trial date for January 2024.

They argued that scheduling the trial for that time “would uphold the public’s strong interest in a prompt trial.” Given that the defendant is the former president of the United States facing three criminal conspiracies, it is hard to imagine a stronger public interest in any case.

In addition to being the leading contender for the Republican nomination in the 2024 race, Trump also faces charges of mishandling classified materials after leaving office, and he will stand trial next year for the Stormy Daniels hush money payment case. Furthermore, it is likely that he will face indictment in the investigation led by Georgia prosecutor Fani Willis into his attempts to overturn the election results in the state.