Trump Has The Perfect Defense
Trump Has the Perfect Defense to Avoid Becoming a Convicted Felon With over 40 felony charges already filed against him, it’s an obvious understatement to suggest that Trump appears to be in serious legal jeopardy. Due to a copious collection of written, video and documented statements by witnesses, the four felony charges filed by DOJ’s Special Counsel Jack Smith relating to Trump’s efforts to overthrow the 2020 election appear to present the most risk for Trump. But is Trump actually in jeopardy of being convicted and sentenced to jail time? Not likely, because in reality he has a very straightforward, simple and effective defense that he can employ. Trump could use what is called the mens rea (“guilty mind”) defense. The theory of mens rea is that a defendant cannot be convicted of a federal crime unless it can be proven that they had a knowing of and clear intent to commit a crime; in other words, they had a “guilty mind.” The American Law Institute’s Mo...