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Illustration on Jack Smith's Trump indictment by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

Prosecutors must prove that Trump knew he was promoting a lie

By Rep. Ken Buck

Then-Attorney General William Barr appears before a House Appropriations subcommittee on Capitol Hill in Washington, April 9, 2019. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Former Attorney General William Barr willing to testify against Trump in Jan. 6 criminal case

By Ramsey Touchberry - The Washington Times

Vice President Mike Pence speaks alongside President Donald Trump during a coronavirus task force briefing at the White House in Washington on March 22, 2020. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

Pence, Trump attorney clash over what Trump told his VP ahead of Jan. 6, 2021

By David Klepper - Associated Press

Vice President Mike Pence speaks alongside President Donald Trump during a coronavirus task force briefing at the White House in Washington on March 22, 2020. As Trump was being arraigned in Washington on yet another round of criminal charges, his former runningmate-turned-rival Mike Pence moved to capitalize on the news, unveiling merchandise that quoted from the indictment. “Too Honest” the shirts and hats read — a reference to Trump's response when Pence rebuffed his efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

Pence says he testified to Jan. 6 grand jury against Trump but no plans to do so in trial

By Ramsey Touchberry - The Washington Times

Audience members react during a fundraising event for U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson, R-Iowa, Sunday, Aug. 6, 2023, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

GOP candidates ignore Trump Indictment at Iowa Rep. Ashley Hinson’s fundraising barbecue

By Thomas Beaumont - Associated Press

Attorney John Lauro exits Brooklyn federal court following a news conference on Aug. 15, 2007, in New York. Donald Trump's legal team is characterizing his indictment in the special counsel's 2020 election interference investigation as an attack on the former president's right to free speech. But prosecutors say the case is not merely about Trump's lies but also about the efforts he took to subvert the election. (AP Photo/ Louis Lanzano, File)

Trump lawyer: ‘Violation of the Constitution is not a violation of criminal law’

By Ramsey Touchberry - The Washington Times

Alina Habba, a lawyer for former President Donald Trump, speaks after Trump arrived at the E. Barrett Prettyman U.S. Federal Courthouse, Thursday, Aug. 3, 2023, in Washington, to face a judge on federal conspiracy charges alleging Trump conspired to subvert the 2020 election. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump attorney expects Georgia prosecutor to ‘get on the bandwagon’ with fourth indictment

By Ramsey Touchberry - The Washington Times

Special counsel Jack Smith speaks to the media about an indictment of former President Donald Trump, Aug. 1, 2023, at an office of the Department of Justice in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Trump and allies boost calls for Justice Dept. takeover in new attack on democratic institutions

By Nicholas Riccardi - Associated Press

Attorney General Merrick Garland speaks about the verdicts in the Proud Boys trial, May 4, 2023, at the Department of Justice in Washington. The Justice Department is facing the biggest test in its history in the prosecution of former President Donald Trump. It is navigating unprecedented conditions in American democracy while trying to fight back against relentless attacks on its own credibility and that of the U.S. election system. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

Justice Department faces biggest test in its history with election conspiracy case against Trump

Associated Press

Former President Donald Trump speaks at a fundraiser event for the Alabama GOP, Friday, Aug. 4, 2023, in Montgomery, Ala. (AP Photo/Butch Dill)

Justice Department asks judge for protective order in Trump election case after social media post

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

Former President Donald Trump speaks at a fundraiser event for the Alabama GOP, Friday, Aug. 4, 2023, in Montgomery, Ala. (AP Photo/Butch Dill)

Judge orders Trump to explain why he shouldn’t be silenced in Jan 6 case

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

Former President Donald Trump speaks at a fundraiser event for the Alabama GOP, Friday, Aug. 4, 2023, in Montgomery, Ala. (AP Photo/Butch Dill)

Trump campaign launches political ads attacking prosecutors, Biden following third indictment

By Kerry Picket - The Washington Times

Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., talks to The Associated Press about her visit to Ukraine a year ago and her time as the Democratic leader in the House, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, April 19, 2023. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Nancy Pelosi: Trump looked like a ‘scared puppy’ after Washington court appearance

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

President Joe Biden speaks at Auburn Manufacturing Inc., Friday, July 28, 2023, in Auburn, Maine. Capital punishment could emerge as a major campaign issue in the U.S. presidential race for the first time in 30 years, with top GOP rivals Donald Trump and Ron DeSantis already one-upping each other by touting tougher, more far-reaching death penalty laws. Meanwhile, death penalty foes are poised to draw attention to what Biden hasn’t done as president: He has taken no action on or even spoken about his 2020 campaign pledge to strike capital punishment from U.S. statutes. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

Biden’s inaction on death penalty may be a top campaign issue as Trump and DeSantis laud executions

By Michael Tarm - Associated Press

The motorcade carrying former President Donald Trump leaves the E. Barrett Prettyman U.S. Federal Courthouse, Thursday, Aug. 3, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Dozens of Democrats push for televised Trump trial on conspiracy charges

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

In this image taken from video from the WisconsinEye feed, Commissioner Robert Spindell Jr. speaks during a virtual Wisconsin Elections Commission meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2023. A Wisconsin judge on Friday, Aug. 4, 2023, ordered the state elections commission to release all records it has related to Spindell, one of its Republican members and his role as one of 10 people who posed as fake electors in 2020 for former President Donald Trump. (WisconsinEye via AP, File)

Wisconsin judge orders the release of records sought from fake Trump elector

By Scott Bauer - Associated Press

Trump will emerge victorious

A view of the Supreme Court in Washington, Friday, March 15, 2019. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) ** FILE **

Trump demands Supreme Court intercede in legal cases

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

Former President Donald Trump speaks at a fundraiser event for the Alabama GOP, Friday, Aug. 4, 2023, in Montgomery, Ala. (AP Photo/Butch Dill)

Trump boasts at Alabama fundraiser that he needs ‘one more indictment to close out this election’

By Michelle L. Price and Kim Chandler - Associated Press

Vice President Mike Pence speaks alongside President Donald Trump during a coronavirus task force briefing at the White House in Washington on March 22, 2020. As Trump was being arraigned in Washington on yet another round of criminal charges, his former runningmate-turned-rival Mike Pence moved to capitalize on the news, unveiling merchandise that quoted from the indictment. “Too Honest” the shirts and hats read — a reference to Trump's response when Pence rebuffed his efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

Pence seizes on Trump’s latest indictment as he looks to break through in crowded GOP field

By Jill Colvin - Associated Press