Former President Donald Trump has been indicted by an Atlanta-area grand jury in the 2020 election subversion case in Georgia. This indictment accuses the former president of being the head of a “criminal enterprise” to overturn the election.
GW faculty are prepared to discuss this story from various areas of expertise.
Politics
Todd Belt, professor and director of the political management master’s program at the Graduate School of Political Management, can discuss the political implications of the former president’s indictment. Professor Belt can delve into what this means for the former president’s re-election ambitions and the 2024 presidential race as a whole.
Law
Stephen Saltzburg, Wallace and Beverly Woodbury University Professor of Law; Co-director of the Litigation and Dispute Resolution Program, an expert on evidence, procedure and litigation. Professor Saltzburg is a former Justice Department official who can speak to the legal implications Trump is facing as a citizen, and what the charges could mean for a future presidential race.
Media & Politics
Peter Loge is the director of the GW School of Media and Public Affairs and Director of the Project on Ethics in Political Communication. Loge has nearly 30 years of experience in politics and communications, including a presidential appointment at the Food and Drug Administration and senior positions for Sen. Edward Kennedy and three members of the U.S. House of Representatives. He can discuss the implications of this case for democracy, how media is covering the case, and how potentially televised judicial hearings could impact public opinion.