
Indictment Watch: A Difficult Case Against Trump
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The Importance of Intent in Voting
Sally Kohn: You can't win unless you can prove that Trump knew what he was saying was false. This is not a reasonable person test. It is him. It is his state of mind. She says the key precedent around 18 section, 18 U.S.C. section 241 dates way back to the 30s and 40s.Kohn: There's a long line of precedent going through multiple eras of the court establishing that 241 applies to this right to vote. But Sarah, this is where that intent element once again is just creeps up and kills you.
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