Maddow: New Indictment Shows Violence Was Key to Trump’s Strategy
MSNBC anchor Rachel Maddow on Tuesday emphasized portions of the latest indictment against Donald Trump that show his unnamed co-conspirators welcoming the prospect of violence to help ensure his continuing grip on power following his 2020 election loss.
The indictment, for instance, describes “Co-conspirator 4” as a Justice Department official whom Trump considered installing as acting attorney general because he was so receptive to Trump’s election views. This individual was Jeffrey Clark, Maddow said, and the indictment also alleges he worked with Trump to “use the Justice Department to open sham election crime investigations and influence state legislatures with knowingly false claims of election fraud.”
After urging viewers to read the 45-page indictment, which accuses Trump of conspiring to defraud the country, obstruct an official government proceeding, and deprive people of their civil rights under the law and the Constitution, Maddow said that “the thing that will jump out at you is the violence.”