On Trump’s Indictment

The Department of Justice and Special Counsel Jack Smith just indicted former President Donald J. Trump on federal charges over his mishandling of classified material and his potential obstruction of the investigation.

Donald Trump is more dangerous now than ever, and he will repeatedly lash out at his enemies, exhort his followers, and lie about why he has been indicted. We can expect his usual claims about

“witch hunts,” his complaints of unfairness and victimization, and his counter attacks against others. And, as he just demonstrated with his first attack ad of the presidential campaign, I will be at the top of his list.

I’ll have more to say in the coming days about Trump’s indictment as we learn more. But this is not the only legal exposure he’s facing:

Trump is already under indictment in Manhattan on criminal charges stemming from hush money payments he made to a porn star.

Trump is under investigation in Georgia over his scheme to overturn the election.

And Trump is also under federal investigation for his role in the

January 6th attack on the Capitol, and his efforts to overturn the election he lost.

And there’s absolutely no doubt that Trump – as the frontrunner for the Republican nomination – will weaponize this indictment for his political gain. Just like he did with his impeachments. Because winning the presidency may be the only way he hopes to avoid going to jail.

It’s truly a perilous moment for our democracy, which Trump continues to attack and undermine. Adam Schiff Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate California