Judge J. Michael Luttig on January 6 and the Indictment of President Donald Trump

Earlier this month, President Trump was indicted in federal court in Washington, D.C. for conspiring to overturn the 2020 presidential elections. Judge J. Michael Luttig joins Jeffrey Rosen for a conversation about the constitutional and historical questions raised by the indictment.

Resources: 

• Jeffrey Rosen, “The Founders Anticipated the Threat of Trump,” Wall Street Journal (Aug. 4, 2023) 
• “Former federal judge J. Michael Luttig on Jan. 6 indictment and American democracy,” Washington Post (Aug. 9, 2023) 
• Indictment, United States of America v. Donald Trump, Department of Justice (Aug. 1, 2023) 
• “How to Prevent Another January 6th,” We the People podcast (June 16, 2022) 
• “The Mob, the Capitol, and the Constitution” We the People podcast (Jan. 7, 2021) 

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