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CONVICT 47-TRUMP; Jack Smiths Words on FELON TRUMP & Supreme Courts UNETHICAL Ruling
Jack Smith Breaks Silence on TRUMP Smears: DOJs Final Evidence on CONVICT 47
CONVICT 47 -TRUMP; Prop. 47 is a Term Passed in 2014 For Repetitive Nonviolent Felons Like TRUMP
Final Chapter of The Special Counsels Jan. 6 Case Against Trump is Now Public
AP 15 JAN 2025
WASHINGTON ? Less than a week before Donald Trump is sworn into office, a report from special counsel Jack Smith is refocusing attention on the brazen steps he took to cling to power at the conclusion of his first term.
Those allegations have been well documented through criminal indictments and investigative reports, but the report released early Tuesday offers by far the most detailed explanation of the actions Smith took, and did not take, as well as a steadfast defense against the Republican former presidents claims that the prosecution was politically motivated.
Here Are Some Of The Highlights:
Smith Disputes Trumps Claim of Complete Exoneration
Trump may never face trial in court for his efforts to undo the 2020 election after he lost to Democrat Joe Biden. But, Smith emphatically noted, that does not mean Trump was exonerated.
Weeks after Trumps 2024 presidential win, Smiths team moved to dismiss the case and a separate case charging Trump with mishandling classified documents because of a longstanding Justice Department prohibition against prosecuting a sitting president.
Trump and his lawyers have asserted that that decision proves the cases should never have been brought and that he did nothing wrong. His lawyers said in a letter urging Attorney General Merrick Garland to block the release of the report that Trump had achieved a complete exoneration.
But Smith, in his own letter, called that assertion false and took pains to note that the dismissal decision was simply a reflection of his teams adherence to Justice Department policy rather than declaration of Trumps innocence. In fact, Smith said, he believes Trump would have been convicted at trial had his 2024 election victory not foreclosed a criminal prosecution.
As the Office explained in its dismissal motions and in the Report, the Departments view that the Constitution prohibits Mr. Trumps indictment and prosecution while he is in office is categorical and does not turn on the gravity of the crimes charged, the strength of the Governments proof, or the merits of the prosecution ? all of which the Office stands fully behind, Smith wrote.
In that way, his message echoes that of Robert Mueller, who as a Justice Department special counsel during Trumps first term investigated whether the then-president had obstructed an investigation into Russian election interference. Mueller cited the same Justice Department policy as Smith and, like Smith, made clear that his findings had NOT EXONERATED Trump.
Smith says his team stood up for the rule of law
For more than two years, Smith stood silent in the face of blistering personal attacks from Trump and allies, who alleged that he was compromised, that he was in cahoots with the Biden White House, that the investigations he was shepherding amounted to political persecution.
In His Final Public Message, Smith Responded
His report, and in particular a letter he addressed to Garland that accompanied the document, amounts to a full-throated defense of his team and its investigative decisions.
The idea that his actions were influenced by anyone in the Biden administration -Laughable, Smith wrote. The suggestion that political appointees at the Justice Department meddled with his work - Simply not so, he wrote.
As for the prosecutors who comprised his team: The intense public scrutiny of our Office, threats to their safety, and relentless unfounded attacks on their character and integrity did not deter them from fulfilling their oaths and professional obligations.
These are intensely good people who did hard things well.
I will not forget the sacrifices they made and the personal resilience they and their families have shown over the last two years.
The report was released just days before Trump is to take office again, with plans to pardon supporters who stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, in a bid to halt the certification of the election results. Trump has sought to rewrite the violent history of that day in remarks as recently as this month, when he said incorrectly that none of the rioters at the Capitol had guns.
While we were not able to bring the cases we charged to trial, I believe the fact that our team stood up for the rule of law matters, Smith wrote. I believe the example our team set for others to fight for justice without regard for the personal costs matters. The facts, as we uncovered them in our investigation and as set forth in my Report, matter.
Unanswered Questions Remain Around Presidential Immunity
The abandoned prosecution leaves unresolved questions around the scope of presidential immunity from criminal charges following the Supreme Courts landmark ruling last year. Without that further legal wrangling, questions remain about how the Supreme Courts interpretation would be applied, Smith wrote.
Smith made clear his team takes issue with the Supreme Courts ruling, which he said put a greater emphasis on protecting the independence and fearlessness of the President as opposed to the risk that immunity would encourage lawless behaviour of dishonest Presidents like Trump
DIRTY Trump Will Go Down In History as The FELON PRESIDENT Who Never Did Any Jail Time
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