This time, Trump's potential criminal activity is tied to the January 6 insurrection and related efforts to undermine our democracy and overturn the 2020 election.¹

On his Truth Social account on Tuesday, Trump announced that he had received a "target letter," which is a legal document sent to suspects in advance of their indictment. Trump called the news "HORRIFYING" and lashed out against the federal prosecutor leading the case, calling him "deranged."²

John, I know you've heard this before, but it really is true: This indictment could be what takes Trump out of the running, once and for all.

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So why is the possibility of Trump being federally indicted over January 6 such a big deal?

First off, Trump incited the January 6 insurrection—which brought us closer than ever before to the end of American democracy. He must be held accountable for the deadly events of that day.

But also, if he is indicted, that means that prosecutors have enough evidence that they believe they can prove in a court of law that Trump did real, concrete work to attempt to overturn the 2020 election and overthrow our government. And if convicted, the clause in the 14th Amendment that bars any former elected official who participated in insurrection from ever holding public office again would keep him off the ballot not just in 2024 but for the rest of his life.⁴

News reports this week suggest that Rudy Giuliani, one of Trump's closest allies and an architect of the Big Lie, spoke to prosecutors and may have flipped on Trump in order to avoid his own indictment—and if Rudy talked, it could spell disaster for Trump.⁵

Additionally, these charges would be brought by Jack Smith, the same special counsel who charged Trump with 37 felonies for stealing and mishandling classified documents, and given what we know about that indictment, it seems unlikely that Smith would move to bring charges against him unless he felt his evidence was airtight.⁶

This really could be Trump's downfall, John, but we cannot afford to let up on the gas and just hope for the best. No, this is the moment to push even harder against Trump, and that is exactly what MoveOn is doing. Will you join me and start a $5 monthly donation right now to support their efforts?

On the same day that Trump announced that he had received a target letter, Michigan's attorney general announced that she had filed charges against 16 Republican operatives who falsely claimed to be the state's electors in 2020, in hopes of flipping the state's electoral votes from President Biden to Trump.⁷

And the district attorney of Fulton County, Georgia, is leading an investigation into Trump's efforts to overturn that state's results—including his call to the secretary of state, during which he asked for the official to "find 11,780 votes" and help him steal the election—and she has said that she will make a final decision about charging Trump by next month.^8,9

It sure looks like the chickens are finally coming home to roost, John. But if we've learned anything from the Mueller investigation and the years since, we know we can't rely on someone else to stop Trump. It's up to all of us.

This is a huge opportunity not only to hold Trump accountable for his crimes but also protect our democracy from a wannabe dictator.

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