Jack Smith's Weak, Watered-Down Election Interference Gambit
After a year of legal, judicial, and political drama, Special Counsel Jack Smith just filed a superseding indictment to replace the first indictment he handed down against Donald Trump in August 2023 related to the events of January 6 and the former president’s alleged attempts to “overturn” the 2020 election.
Trump faces the four same charges—three conspiracy and one obstruction count—but the new version is nine pages shorter as Smith had to follow the presidential immunity guidance set forth by the Supreme Court in the Trump v US opinion published on July 1. The special counsel removed a large swath of evidence related to Trump’s interactions with his Department of Justice, activity the court determined fell firmly within the scope of a president’s “official” and Constitutional authority.
By injecting the J6 matter back into the headlines, Smith enjoys the fruits of the DOJ’s attempt to interfere in a presidential election for the third time in a row without doing any labor.
After a year of legal, judicial, and political drama, Special Counsel Jack Smith just filed a superseding indictment to replace the first indictment he handed down against Donald Trump in August 2023 related to the events of January 6 and the former president’s alleged attempts to “overturn” the 2020 election.
Trump faces the four same charges—three conspiracy and one obstruction count—but the new version is nine pages shorter as Smith had to follow the presidential immunity guidance set forth by the Supreme Court in the Trump v US opinion published on July 1. The special counsel removed a large swath of evidence related to Trump’s interactions with his Department of Justice, activity the court determined fell firmly within the scope of a president’s “official” and Constitutional authority.
Jack Smith's Weak, Watered-Down Election Interference Gambit
By injecting the J6 matter back into the headlines, Smith enjoys the fruits of the DOJ’s attempt to interfere in a presidential election for the third time in a row without doing any labor.
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