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Derek H. Kiernan-Johnson, Teaching Professor of Law, University of Colorado Boulder

Trump's classified-documents indictment does more than allege crimes − it tells a compelling story

The indictment of Donald Trump and an aide was 'laced with rhetorical and narrative techniques.' Photo Illustration by Drew Angerer/Getty Images

When special counsel Jack Smith announced the charges he was bringing against former President Donald Trump for retaining government documents, he did something unusual: He invited the public to read the formal legal document, known as an indictment, detailing the allegations.

And many did – concluding not only that the indictment was well-written but engaging.

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