Summary

Special counsel Jack Smith’s report asserts sufficient evidence existed to convict Donald Trump for his efforts to overturn the 2020 election but cites Trump’s 2024 presidential victory as the reason charges were dropped, due to constitutional protections for sitting presidents.

Smith detailed Trump’s actions, including pressuring officials, spreading false election claims, and encouraging protests.

While charges against co-conspirators were considered, no final conclusions were reached.

Smith denied political bias, emphasizing adherence to facts and law.

The report also references challenges like expanded presidential immunity.

          • nomy@lemmy.zip
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            22 days ago

            Y’all thinking anything is going to happen to Jack are going to be surprised when nothing happens to him and he writes his book and gets his TV show and just coasts into retirement in a gated community.

            “It’s a big club and you ain’t in it.” but Jack and Don both are.

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              22 days ago

              Yeah, Trump would have to get pretty bored to go after Jack Smith… maybe -MAYBE- a Gaetz DOJ would have gone after him like a cat offering a dead mouse at Trump’s front door, but I don’t really see Trump world caring about this any longer. All the FNC talking heads have stopped, well, talking about Jack Smith.

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                22 days ago

                Exactly, he served his purpose. He “prosecuted” Trump, he aired the crimes committed and purposely slow walked the investigation. Trump won a second term, Jack will now “fade into obscurity” with a book deal, tv show, and mansion.

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    What is the constitutional protection for sitting presidents? You mean that part in the constitution which says presidents are basically kings and they are above the law and they can do whatever they want? Oh yeah, that part. That part that totally exists and totally says that.

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      22 days ago

      SCOTUS says this constitutional protections are there. We should totally trust SCOTUS. It’s not like SCOTUS is unbelievably corrupt, doing the bidding of billionaires, or trying to usher in a Conservative wet dream.

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    22 days ago

    Yeah, no shit. Words can’t describe how furious I am about Jan. 6 and the utter lack of accountability for the powerful people responsible for it. Including the GOP bootlickers in power at the time and still to this day.

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      22 days ago

      Whenever my rage starts to fade, I remind myself how things would have played out if it’d been Obama and his followers who’d attacked the Capitol.

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    This is nonsense. He wouldn’t have been convicted and the proof for that was that he wasn’t convicted.

    It was never going to happen. The timing made sure of it.

    A convenient excuse.

    My homework would have got an A+ if I had handed it in.

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      let the records show that i did in fact do my homework. to prove this, i will release it publicly to world. pay no mind to the fact that the deadline has already passed.

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    22 days ago

    Well great job dragging your asses and never getting this out in time to save the USA. Now we get at least 4 more years of terror, hopefully we’re all still here after.

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      22 days ago

      TBH I’m not sure how would this “obviously political witch hunt /s” affect elections. It could go the other way you’d expect.

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        Not with a lot of the modern GOP. They’re fully convinced the “establishment” is out to get each and every one of them, personally, and Trump being accused of interfering in an election is just fuel on that fire.

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    22 days ago

    Don’t wait so long that the criminal can run and win again, before justice gets served then…

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    Yeah okay sure. And I’d be the Archbishop of Canterbury if it weren’t for those pesky meddling kids too right

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    22 days ago

    All this time and effort and the only person that came close to stopping this madness was Thomas Matthew Crooks.

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    22 days ago

    Look at them trying to convince us there’s rule of law. Don’t worry guys, the system that isn’t completely corrupt to its core WOULD have worked. Source: Trust me bro.

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    22 days ago

    Aw shucks, that’s a bummer. Good try though, fellas! You gave it your all and I’m sure you’ll gettem next time!

    (≖_≖ )