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Judge J. Michael Luttig on January 6 and the Indictment of President Donald Trump

August 10, 2023

Earlier this month, President Trump was indicted in federal court in Washington, D.C. for conspiring to overturn the 2020 presidential elections. Judge J. Michael Luttig joins Jeffrey Rosen for a conversation about the constitutional and historical questions raised by the indictment.  

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Today’s episode was produced by Lana Ulrich, Bill Pollock, and Samson Mostashari. It was engineered by Bill Pollock. Research was provided by Lana Ulrich, Samson Mostashari, Connor Rust, and Yara Daraiseh.    

Participant 

Judge J. Michael Luttig served on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit for 15 years, from 1991 to 2006. He is currently counselor and special adviser to the Coca-Cola Company and its board of directors. Prior to joining the Coca-Cola Company, Judge Luttig was counselor and senior adviser to the Boeing Company CEO and board of directors. He previously served as assistant attorney general at the U.S. Department of Justice and counselor to the attorney general; and assistant counsel from 1981 to 1982 to President Ronald Reagan. He is a member of the National Constitution Center’s Board of Trustees. 

 

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