Legal expert singles out key piece of evidence linking Trump to Jan. 6 violence

While Judge Aileen Cannon is doing all she can to delay Donald Trump's obstruction of justice trial in Florida being pursued by special counsel Jack Smith, the DOJ's case against the former president in Judge Tanya Chutkan's courtroom is on track where prosecutors are expected to tie him to inciting the violence that rocked the Cap[itol on Jan. 6.

According to a new report from NPR, prosecutors plan on using video evidence of Trump's actions on that day to present to the jury that they feel will prove he incited the insurrection that temporarily postponed the certification of the 2020 presidential election.

In an interview with NPR's Carrie Johnson, Georgetown University Law Center professor Mary McCord suggested prosecutors will make Trump's tweet about former vice president Mike Pence a centerpiece of their case that the former president precipitated the violence that day.

"I think that one of the most material things that he did during that time was his 2:24 p.m. tweet about Mike Pence, essentially arguing to all of his followers that Mike Pence did not have the courage to do what needed to be done and that was while he knew that the Capitol was under attack," McCord explained.

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The NPR report added, "McCord, who once led the Justice Department's National Security Division, said it's likely Trump will file more court papers as the trial looms to try to bar prosecutors from introducing specific pieces of evidence from Jan. 6."

In a recent filing, prosecutors noted that Trump has continued to laud Jan. 6 insurrectionists, including those who attacked Capitol police who are currently sitting in jail.

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