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“Anyone who puts himself over the Constitution should never be president of the United States,” the former vice president said shortly after the indictment of Donald Trump.

Readers discuss the latest charges against the former president. Also: The awnings of New York; factory farming.

David French on why the new charges get to the “heart of one of the most malicious conspiracies in American history.”

The third indictment of the former president is the first to get to the heart of the matter.

With investigations and legal fees piling up, a fund is planned to help witnesses and defendants. The former president’s legal bills are not expected to be included, however.

It is always difficult and risky to prosecute national leaders with some popularity among their people.

The former president’s legal team had a last-ditch chance to provide information to the office of Jack Smith, the special counsel leading the inquiry.

Chad Barrett Jones, 45, was found guilty on two felony counts for ramming a flagpole into a door near the House chamber in a standoff that ended with the fatal shooting of a nearby rioter.

Even if the subject is a politically powerful person or the outcome of a trial could have a political impact, that doesn’t necessarily mean the action itself is political.

See a guide to the major criminal cases involving the former president.