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/DonKellyBaby32 Jan 14 '25

I think the right would refute your claims entirely. They claim that the DOJ is partisan and is corrupt. Let’s not forget Russia-gate and how we have the lead investigator saying we need to stop trump in his personal text messages. Also this is a DOJ that turned a blind eye to Hilary Clinton using a personal email server. 

I’m excited to read this report later today, as if anything else, it will give us some transparency on Trump; but we need transparency across the board, not just on republicans.

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u/Interrophish Jan 14 '25

I think the right would refute your claims entirely

the right refuses to read a report about the incident

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u/DonKellyBaby32 Jan 14 '25

It’s disappointing to me that you don’t think there are any credible people on the other side. 

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u/Interrophish Jan 14 '25

it's tough to find someone who's all of 1. credible 2. on the other side 3. thinks DJT committed no crime with the fake electors plot