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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black;">The new indictment of Donald Trump for 13 crimes in Georgia (as well as 18 associates for more crimes) offers a vivid example for class discussion of technical communication related to legal issues.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black;">This 98-page indictment is available at <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/documents/1ccdf52e-1ba2-434c-93f8-2a7020293967.pdf?itid=lk_inline_manual_5" style="color:rgb(149, 79, 114);text-decoration:underline;font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal;">https://www.washingtonpost.com/documents/1ccdf52e-1ba2-434c-93f8-2a7020293967.pdf</span></a>.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">The persistent legal language that characterizes this indictment makes for especially instructive comparison/contrast with</span><span class="apple-converted-space" style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span></p>
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<li class="MsoListParagraph" style=""><span style="color: black;">The DOJ’s August 1 indictment of Trump for 4 crimes at<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><a href="https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.258149/gov.uscourts.dcd.258149.1.0_1.pdf" title="https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.258149/gov.uscourts.dcd.258149.1.0_1.pdf" style=""><span style="">https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.258149/gov.uscourts.dcd.258149.1.0_1.pdf</span></a><span style="color: black;">.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="color: black;">the DOJ’s June 8 indictment of Trump for 37 crimes at <a href="https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.flsd.648652/gov.uscourts.flsd.648652.3.0.pdf" title="https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.flsd.648652/gov.uscourts.flsd.648652.3.0.pdf" style=""><span style="font-size:12.0pt">https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.flsd.648652/gov.uscourts.flsd.648652.3.0.pdf</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> </span></span>or
the DOJ’s revised July 27 indictment of Trump for 3 additional crimes (i.e., a total of 40 crimes) at <a href="https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.flsd.648652/gov.uscourts.flsd.648652.85.0_2.pdf" title="https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.flsd.648652/gov.uscourts.flsd.648652.85.0_2.pdf" style=""><span style="font-size:12.0pt">https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.flsd.648652/gov.uscourts.flsd.648652.85.0_2.pdf</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt"></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="color: black;">New York’s indictment of Trump for 34 crimes at<span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> </span></span><a href="https://www.manhattanda.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Donald-J.-Trump-Indictment.pdf" title="https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.manhattanda.org%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2023%2F04%2FDonald-J.-Trump-Indictment.pdf&data=05%7C01%7Csam.dragga%40ttu.edu%7Cb24c78cd2360449fab8808db355bd154%7C178a51bf8b2049ffb65556245d5c" style=""><span style="font-size:12.0pt">https://www.manhattanda.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Donald-J.-Trump-Indictment.pdf</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> </span></span>and
the narrative of the 34 crimes at<span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> </span></span><a href="https://www.manhattanda.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Donald-J.-Trump-SOF.pdf" title="https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.manhattanda.org%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2023%2F04%2FDonald-J.-Trump-SOF.pdf&data=05%7C01%7Csam.dragga%40ttu.edu%7Cb24c78cd2360449fab8808db355bd154%7C178a51bf8b2049ffb65556245d5c173c%7C" style=""><span style="font-size:12.0pt">https://www.manhattanda.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Donald-J.-Trump-SOF.pdf</span></a>.<span style="font-size:12.0pt"></span></li></ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black;">Instructors might consider assigning groups of students to</span></p>
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<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="color: black;">assess the indictments for clarity, organization, visual display of information, sentence structure, plain language, etc., and develop a list of principles for writing effective/ineffective
<span class="GramE">indictments</span> </li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="color: black;">adapt the indictments as a series of 3-minute videos or graphic narratives for prospective voters (or jurors)</li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="color: black;">edit and revise the indictments as informative slide presentations for curious international audiences </li></ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black;">I would also encourage the sharing of more and better class activities involving the indictments while we wait for the trials.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black;">Sam</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a name="_MailAutoSig" style=""><span style="font-size:9.0pt; font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Sam Dragga</span></a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style=""><span style="font-size:9.0pt; font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Professor Emeritus</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style=""><span style="font-size:9.0pt; font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Texas Tech University</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style=""><span style="font-size:9.0pt; font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">sam.dragga@ttu.edu</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style=""><span style="font-size:9.0pt; font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1-806-543-6099</span></span></p>
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