Trump may not benefit from Supreme Court's Jan. 6 ruling -- Legal analyst

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

69% : On Friday, Trump posted to Truth Social, his social media platform, that the Court's ruling was "Big news!"
49% : In a Saturday Los Angeles Times opinion piece, Litman wrote that while the ruling is "of course good news for Joseph Fischer," and may help some other rioters, "it's even less likely to help Trump.
34% : The riot erupted following claims from Trump that the election had been stolen from him via widespread voter fraud, despite there being no evidence to back up his claims.
26% : Trump, the presumptive Republican 2024 presidential nominee, was indicted by Department of Justice (DOJ) special counsel Jack Smith in August 2023 for his alleged actions surrounding the riot.
26% : Litman concluded in his opinion piece, "While Trump is not alleged to have destroyed or altered a document, he is alleged to have 'otherwise' impaired the legal effectiveness of the certificates."
14% : "Trump is accused of subverting the election and creating fraudulent certifications claiming he won Electoral College votes in seven states he lost during the 2020 election.

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