Trump's new indictment says knew he was lying about 2020 election fraud. But prosecutors don't need to prove that to convict him.

• The new indictment against Trump argues he knew his claims of fraud in the 2020 election were lies.
• Proving that would help demonstrate that he had criminal intent.
• Prosecutors can also nail Trump by proving he acted "corruptly" and carried out actions he knew were wrong.

The latest indictment against Donald Trump goes to great lengths to argue that the former president knew he was lying when he repeatedly insisted that the 2020 election was stolen from him by fraud.

According to the indictment, Trump knew that his opponent Joe Biden won the contest, but lied anyway in a last-ditch effort to cling to power.