Trump's lawyers want to prove alleged election crimes were 'admirable': analysis
Former President Donald Trump’s lawyers will likely try to prove efforts to overturn the 2020 election and disrupt the peaceful transfer of power were “admirable,” political analysts at the New York Times contend.
Maggie Haberman and Alan Feuer published Thursday an expansive opinion piece detailing potential defenses Trump might use in the election interference trials he faces in 2024.
“Trump and his lawyers, at least so far, aren’t saying that he didn’t do what he’s accused of,” Haberman and Feuer write. “They are saying that he did it, but for benign, even admirable reasons.”...
Nov 17, 2023