How the 2016 election could factor into the case accusing Trump of trying to overturn the 2020 race
Donald Trump’s lawyers suggest that he had a good faith basis to worry about foreign interference in the 2020 election due to Russia’s meddling in the 2016 race. However, federal prosecutors view 2016 as the year Trump began to spread misinformation about voter fraud. Trump’s legal team is requesting all materials related to Russian interference in 2016, which they believe has relevance to Trump’s confidence in the 2020 election’s security. The defense contends that Trump took the threat of foreign election interference seriously and that he is not responsible for the discord prosecutors are linking him to. Nonetheless, prosecutors are arguing that Trump’s history of questioning election results is relevant evidence.
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