Prosecutors' biggest hurdle in convicting former President in the latest batch of federal charges will be whether they can prove he knew his fraud claims were lies. On Tuesday, Special Counsel Jack Smith charged Trump with four crimes related to his 2020 election fraud claims and the attack on . Prosecutors will have to prove mens rea - or that Trump had a guilty intent - when he told supporters he believed the election was stolen from him and encouraged them to gather in Washington, D.C. on January 6, which resulted in the violent riot.
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