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The former president’s attempt to overthrow our institutions would not have been possible without those institutions themselves.

The internet-native theory and the riot it helped spawn have left even Sept. 11 truthers and those who believe in U.F.O. cover-ups deeply unsettled about the future of conspiracy culture.

Readers discuss the latest indictment of the former president. Also: Anti-Trump Republicans; racial disparities in the pool; multitasking; dog behavior.

The far right is taking aim at the F.B.I. and the Justice Department in a push to cut funding for the agencies, another complication for Speaker Kevin McCarthy as he seeks to avoid a government shutdown.

As the former president faces multiple criminal indictments, he and his defenders try to shift attention by pointing to President Biden’s son Hunter.

The indictment of former President Donald J. Trump over his efforts to retain power accuses him of conspiracies built on knowing falsehoods. His supporters say he is protected by the First Amendment.

Donald J. Trump has long understood the stakes in the election: The courts may decide his cases, but only voters can decide whether to return him to power.

The line between “responsible influence, working to contain the worst impulses in private” and “passive bystander” and “amoral chump” is difficult to discern.

Daniel Donnelly Jr. wears an all-red outfit in appearances at the team’s stadium in St. Louis. Prosecutors say he was in similar attire when he used a shield to help rioters on Jan. 6.

An indictment this week did not accuse former President Donald Trump of inciting the mob that attacked the Capitol, but it did show that some close to him knew violence might be coming.