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By this time next week, a convicted criminal will be president of the United States.
It appears, however, that had the gears of a American justice ground somewhat more swiftly and smoothly, American voters might have had the opportunity to elect an even more convicted criminal.
Special counsel Jack Smith, who had been leading investigations into Donald Trump's efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election, which he lost, has bequeathed the parting gift of a report arguing that Trump would have been convicted of charges of election interference.