Trump's plan to beat the rap is to re-litigate his previous court losses

Donald Trump has a plan for defending himself against federal criminal charges stemming from his efforts to overturn the 2020 election: keep arguing that he had a right to overturn the 2020 election.

“We will re-litigate every single issue in the 2020 election in the context of this litigation,” Trump attorney John Lauro said on Fox News following the indictment. “It gives President Trump an opportunity that he has never had before, which is to have subpoena power since Jan. 6 in a way that can be exercised in federal court.”

There are some problems with this plan, if what Trump wants to do is win in court and win the 2024 election. Trump and his allies have litigated every single issue they could possibly dream up in the 2020 election. They filed at least 62 lawsuits challenging aspects of the election, and lost 61, with the final one being a modest win at best related to ballot curing in Pennsylvania. Is Trump really planning to defend himself against federal criminal charges with a set of arguments that has already lost 60 times in civil suits? Do his lawyers think that’s their best legal case here?

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