As former President Donald Trump gears up to face a D.C. jury on charges related to his alleged efforts to subvert the 2020 election, the battle over whether the chaos and violence that unfolded at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, should play a central role in his trial.
In a new court filing, special counsel Jack Smith’s team has made it clear that the mob that stormed Congress in Trump’s name wi…