Posted on 10/02/2024 3:54:48 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum
In a sprawling legal brief partly unsealed on Wednesday, the special counsel, Jack Smith, laid out his case for why former President Donald J. Trump is not immune from prosecution on federal charges of plotting to overturn the 2020 election.
The redacted brief, made public by Judge Tanya S. Chutkan of the Federal District Court in Washington, adds new details to the already extensive public record of how Mr. Trump lost the race but attempted nonetheless to cling to power.
Part of the brief focuses, for example, on a social media post that Mr. Trump sent on the afternoon of the attack on the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, telling supporters that Vice President Mike Pence had let them all down. Mr. Smith laid out extensive arguments for why that post on Twitter should be considered an unofficial act of a desperate losing candidate, rather than the official act of a president that would be considered immune from prosecution under a landmark Supreme Court ruling this summer.
After Mr. Trump’s Twitter post focused the enraged mob’s attention on harming Mr. Pence and the Secret Service took the vice president to a secure location, an aide rushed into the dining room off the Oval Office where Mr. Trump was watching television. The aide alerted him to the developing situation, in the hope that Mr. Trump would then take action to ensure Mr. Pence’s safety.
Instead, Mr. Trump looked at the aide and said only, “So what?” according to grand jury testimony newly disclosed in the brief.
Much earlier, the brief says, one of Mr. Trump’s lawyers gave him an “honest assessment” that his false claims that the election had been marred by widespread fraud would not hold up in court. But Mr. Trump seemed not to care.
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This is the best indicator yet that Trump is ahead in all the internal polling.
Well, technically it is evidence. It’s just not compelling. The testimony of the prostitute in the Duke Lacrosse team case was “evidence”, but worthless and untrustworthy. Hence the final outcome.
Just PROVES that Vance DESTROYED WALZ last night!!!
They are ramping up their scorched earth mode. We ain’t seen nothin’ yet. Grab yer popcorn! this is gonna be one for the history books.
Actually, it already is.
That’s it?! He should be laughed out of court.
I doubt there is anything in the filing that we haven’t already heard. Just a new spin on old news.
Here we go again...
Just like he “lunged at the steering wheel”...
ANOTHER million votes for Trump.
Gee, right after Vance kicked Tampon Tims ass. What a coincidence.
And I just want to thank all the Republican AGs out there for helping out and indicting every last scumbag involved in the Russia collusion hoax. Trump merely questions an election which he has every right to do, and he gets indicted. Hillary and her crew lay a big fat one on the entire country costing millions in taxes, bankrupting innocent people, hindering a sitting POTUS from doing his job for 3 years, harming foreign relations, and not one of them gets even a parking ticket
This only shows how desperate the rat party is at this point.
Do they include where Trump said to go PEACEFULLY?
Zzzzzzz
Did the Moderators know in advance this was going to happen last night during the debate. It is odd the question they ask was pertinent.
Okay, I'm still waiting for an explanation of how his post on Twitter is a crime whether an unofficial act or not so far I have seen nothing.
Can someone tell me what crime is being alleged here?
Election interference defined, from the lawfare crowd that charge Trump with election interference. You can’t make this stuff up!!
Running for President.
This is the first thing that comes up when googling when a sealed court filing can be unsealed, refers to some Epstein case, 2019, Second circuit court of appeals:
The Second Circuit also offered guidance to courts on how to PROTECT THE JUDICIAL PROCESS FROM BEING COOPTED TO PROMOTE SCANDAL ARISING OUT OF UNPROVEN AND POTENTIALLY LIBELOUS STATEMENTS It instructed that courts may:
Issue protective orders forbidding dissemination of certain materials and require that filings containing such material be submitted under seal.
Explain on the record that certain statements appear to lack credibility.
Strike material from filings under FRCP 20 because it is redundant, immaterial, impertinent, or scandalous.
Impose sanctions under FRCP 11(c).
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