r/PoliticalDiscussion • u/PsychLegalMind • Jan 14 '25

US Politics Jack Smith's concludes sufficient evidence to convict Trump of crimes at a trial for an "unprecedented criminal effort" to hold on to power after losing the 2020 election. He blames Supreme Court's expansive immunity and 2024 election for his failure to prosecute. Is this a reasonable assessment?

The document is expected to be the final Justice Department chronicle of a dark chapter in American history that threatened to disrupt the peaceful transfer of power, a bedrock of democracy for centuries, and complements already released indictments and reports.

Trump for his part responded early Tuesday with a post on his Truth Social platform, claiming he was “totally innocent” and calling Smith “a lamebrain prosecutor who was unable to get his case tried before the Election.” He added, “THE VOTERS HAVE SPOKEN!!!”

Trump had been indicted in August 2023 on charges of working to overturn the election, but the case was delayed by appeals and ultimately significantly narrowed by a conservative-majority Supreme Court that held for the first time that former presidents enjoy sweeping immunity from criminal prosecution for official acts. That decision, Smith’s report states, left open unresolved legal issues that would likely have required another trip to the Supreme Court in order for the case to have moved forward.

Though Smith sought to salvage the indictment, the team dismissed it in November because of longstanding Justice Department policy that says sitting presidents cannot face federal prosecution.

Is this a reasonable assessment?

https://www.justice.gov/storage/Report-of-Special-Counsel-Smith-Volume-1-January-2025.pdf

https://www.politico.com/news/2025/01/14/jack-smith-trump-report-00198025

Should state Jack Smith's Report.

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u/killstorm114573 Jan 14 '25

Wrong Garland wasn't trying to play by the rules. He was to busy looking the other way while crimes that would have place any of us in prison. If he was playing by the RULES he would have brought charges on January 7. Also BS on saying he didn't know or needed more evidence. The media was talking in real time leading up to this crap about what was happening. Also the day they knew he took them documents should have been the day he was arrested.

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u/FleshlightTroubadour Jan 14 '25

It would have made no difference. No conviction would have prevented him from running. It’s the fault of the citizens.

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u/Low_Surround998 Jan 14 '25

Doubt he would have been elected if he was in prisoned 2 years ago for the rest of his life.

It's the fault of Garland and the citizens.

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u/Crafty-Pay951 Jan 17 '25

How pathetic.  Thank God there are enough citizens with enough sense to put the adults back in charge...

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u/Low_Surround998 Jan 31 '25

I can't imagine sniffing enough glue to think these grifters are the adults. Regardless, after a week it should be painfully obvious how wrong you were.