The indictment of Donald Trump over his efforts to overturn the 2020 election forces the country into a confrontation it has long tried to avoid: whether the most powerful office in the world is truly bound by law, or only by politics. Prosecutors say Trump crossed a bright line, turning unfounded claims of fraud into a multi-pronged scheme to block the peaceful transfer of power. They describe pressure on state officials, fake electors, and efforts to bend Congress and the Justice Department to a narrative he was repeatedly told was false.
