The evidence is clear: it’s time to prosecute Donald Trump

‘A March 3 New York Times story asserted that building a “criminal case against Mr Trump is very difficult for federal prosecutors”. But no vigilant prosecutor should be deterred.’ Photograph: Randall Hill/Reuters

On 8 March, a jury took three hours to render a guilty verdict against Guy Reffitt, a January 6 insurrectionist. Donald Trump could not have been pleased. DC is where Trump would be tried for any crimes relating to his admitted campaign to overturn the election.

Jurors there would have no trouble finding that the evidence satisfies all statutory elements required to convict Trump, including his criminal intent, the most challenging to prove. That is our focus here.