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Three big questions about a potential indictment of Trump in the special counsel investigation.

It would be the second time the special counsel has notified the former president that he is likely to face indictment, this time in connection with the criminal investigation into the events leading up to the Capitol attack.

Readers react to Donald Trump’s plan to strengthen presidential powers. Also: The Jan. 6 inquiry; the Israeli-Palestinian conflict;

The sentence for Kyle Fitzsimons was handed down the same day a California man who placed conspiracy theories at the heart of his trial defense was convicted in connection with the Capitol attack.

An exchange with an Iowa voter who accused the former vice president of putting President Biden in the White House illustrated a larger issue for his 2024 campaign.

Jared Kushner was questioned before a federal grand jury as prosecutors appeared to be trying to establish if the former president knew his efforts to stay in power were built on a lie.

Ray Epps, a two-time Trump voter, says Tucker Carlson repeatedly and falsely named him as a covert government agent who incited the Jan. 6 attack.

Tucker Carlson, before he was sidelined by Fox, repeatedly endorsed a conspiracy theory about an Arizona man, who may sue for defamation. Legal experts say it would be a viable case.

The Justice Department also disclosed $616,000 in spending by the special counsel scrutinizing President Biden’s handling of classified files.

A man charged with plotting to storm the Capitol is the latest to use baseless assertions as a defense, leading prosecutors to warn of “a circuslike atmosphere.”