Recent convictions of high-profile defendants in Jan. 6, 2021, cases may tempt prosecutors to pursue charges of “seditious conspiracy” against former President Donald Trump in connection with unrest at the U.S. Capitol, legal analysts say.
Yet Trump appears to have strong plausible defenses to such a charge. And prosecutors risk stoking more political backlash if a Democrat-led administration presses a federal case against the leading Republican presidential candidate.
