From a New York Times essay by Norman Eisen, Andrew Weissmann, and Joyce Vance headlined “How to Convict Trump”:

It has been expected for months, but the reality of it is no less staggering: The special counsel Jack Smith has brought seven federal charges against Donald Trump. It is the first time in our nation’s history that a former president has been indicted on federal charges, and among Mr. Trump’s many legal problems, it has the greatest likelihood of a pre-election conviction.