The latest federal case against Donald Trump is putting a spotlight on the role of false and baseless claims in his presidency. The indictment alleges that the former president and his co-conspirators used lies for the criminal purpose of overturning the 2020 election. For some scholars of history, its forensic look at how speech underpinned an alleged conspiracy to illegally retain power helps to situate Trump into larger historical patterns.

  • AFK BRB Chocolate
    1•1 year ago

    Yeah, that’s a great point that I wished the interviewer had asked. Something like “If what you want was in place today, wouldn’t the accusation that the DOJ is only going after Trump because Biden wants them to be considered fair or appropriate use?”