Recent convictions of high-profile defendants in Jan. 6, 2021, cases may tempt prosecutors to pursue charges of “seditious conspiracy” against former President Donald Trump in connection with unrest at the U.S. Capitol, legal analysts say.
Yet Trump appears to have strong plausible defenses to such a charge. And prosecutors risk stoking more political backlash if a Democrat-led administration presses a federal case against the leading Republican presidential candidate.
State-level “false business records” charges have already been brought against Trump in New York. A second state prosecution could follow over Trump’s opposition to the 2020 election tallies in Georgia. Democrat prosecutors oversee both cases, fueling Trump’s contention that the probes are politically motivated….}
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