If American democracy is to survive, those who seek to subvert it must be called to account.
On Tuesday, Justice Department Special Counsel Jack Smith took a momentous — and necessary — step in that direction by announcing charges against former President Donald Trump with three conspiracies in connection with his alleged attempt to overturn the 2020 presidential election: conspiring to defraud the United States, conspiring to obstruct an official proceeding, and conspiring against people’s civil rights.
