Indictment of Trump's 'consigliere' signals ex-president was 'personally involved': expert
Donald Trump was listed as an unindicted co-conspirator in a recent Arizona indictment of false electors, but his right-hand man was charged, which could signal prosecutors think Trump is "personally involved" in the scheme and they want to get the goods on him, according to a Florida prosecutor.
State Attorney for Palm Beach County Dave Aronberg appeared on MSNBC's Ayman on Saturday, where he was asked about the recent indictment of Trump's associates.
Specifically, the host asked, "What's significant about who was charged, and why was Trump not charged if they believe he was involved in this effort?"
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Aronberg responded by noting that Trump adviser Boris Epshteyn was charged, "that's a first."
"He wasn't charged in Georgia for the fake electors there. He was an unindicted co-conspirator in the case in D.C. brought by Jack Smith. But, for the first time he's going to pay the price here in Arizona," he added. "He is essentially the inside counsel to Trump. And you got to believe if he's involved in this, then Donald trump is personally involved."
As for why Trump wasn't charged, he said he thinks "it's because the attorney general there saw when Trump is charged in other cases the cases slow down to a crawl."
"Whether it's because he's claiming political interferences, or the judges, there are tactics at work, it has hurt these other cases," he said. "So she said okay, we will charge the other players and see if some of them will flip against the boss, and then we may bring the case against Trump later when we have a more solid case. If you are going to get the king, you had better have the goods."