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Rhiannon12866

(219,049 posts)
Fri Sep 27, 2024, 06:55 PM Sep 27

Jack Smith BLOWS UP Trump Defense in FILING - Meidas Touch



In a startling new filing the Special Counsel in Trump’s DC Election Interference criminal case just confirmed Trump’s worst nightmare: he has given the court previously undisclosed Grand Jury witness testimony, documents obtained by search warrant and subpoenas, and has a large group of cooperating witnesses against Trump.

Michael Popok explains how the main concern of the DOJ in its new filing is to protect its witnesses from Trump witness tampering and intimidation as it argues to have key names and documents blacked out and kept from the public view at this time. - 09/27/2024.

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ancianita

(37,948 posts)
1. Witness tampering and threats are federal crimes.
Fri Sep 27, 2024, 07:44 PM
Sep 27

Trump's defense should thank the government's redactions for helping Trump not commit further federal crimes. It's still an ongoing investigation and criminal trial case.

Rhiannon12866

(219,049 posts)
2. He thinks he's "above the law," always has - and it's long past time that his additional criminal trials finally started
Fri Sep 27, 2024, 07:50 PM
Sep 27

ancianita

(37,948 posts)
3. But no matter what DT thinks, Smith should be nailing each and every act of witness threat and tampering and
Fri Sep 27, 2024, 08:41 PM
Sep 27

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add all that to a whole new trial filing. I say this because Smith said: “I intend to conduct the assigned investigations, and any prosecutions that may result from them..."

Instead, he's actually trying to help Trump not commit crimes of threatening witnesses. Of course that's not wholly true.

Of course he's primarily protecting witnesses. But because there isn't enough money and funded security for large scale witness security, he has to redact.

Rhiannon12866

(219,049 posts)
4. Agreed, well said.
Fri Sep 27, 2024, 08:49 PM
Sep 27

And his priority needs to be to move forward, these crimes should have gone to trial long ago - November's election is no excuse.

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