Jack Smith Takes Up the Aid and Abet Theory Endorsed by Judge Amit Mehta in 2022

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Jack Smith Takes Up the Aid and Abet Theory Endorsed by Judge Amit Mehta in 2022 - emptywheel

Back in February 2022, Judge Amit Mehta ruled that it was at least plausible to hold Trump liable for the assaults of cops on January 6 via an aid and abet theory of liability. In Jack Smith's response to Trump's attempt to get his indictment thrown out based on the Fischer decision Smith adopts that theory of liability.

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