Flaw and order: Jack Smith elec­tion case hangs on by a thread

For­mer Pres­i­dent Don­ald Trump’s four crim­i­nal cas­es have cre­at­ed an unprece­dent­ed legal gaunt­let for him to run before vot­ers have a chance to decide if he should return to the Oval Office. While Democ­rats cheer what they see as long-over­due account­abil­i­ty for the for­mer pres­i­dent, some legal experts have expressed con­cerns that the cas­es — half are brought by par­ti­san dis­trict attor­neys, and the oth­er half are over­seen by the Biden Jus­tice Depart­ment — are built on nov­el and unfair inter­pre­ta­tions of the law. In this series, the Wash­ing­ton Exam­in­er will take a look at the flaws that …