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Government Corruption
Jack Smith May Have Doomed His Case Against Trump
2023-08-05
[PJ] Special Counsel Jack Smith’s team has acknowledged they incorrectly claimed that they had submitted all the necessary evidence as mandated by the law in the classified documents case against Donald Trump.

That’s basically a euphemism for getting caught committing prosecutorial misconduct.

Prosecutors "discovered" that a crucial video intended to be presented as evidence had not been appropriately processed and uploaded to the designated platform for the defense to review during the investigation.

This discovery occurred just as they prepared to indict Carlos De Oliveira, the Mar-a-Lago property manager, for his alleged involvement in a conspiracy with Trump to delete surveillance footage from the estate. Trump denies the allegations and says the videos were "handed over to the thugs."

"The Government’s representation at the July 18 hearing that all surveillance footage the Government had obtained pre-indictment had been produced was therefore incorrect," Smith’s team admitted in its recent filing.

Posted by:Besoeker

#12  None of Trump's attorneys have impressed me so far except McGahn.
Posted by: M. Murcek   2023-08-05 15:03  

#11  Thank you, 'Burg for a delightful accolade after a very long, very trying week.
Posted by: Cesare   2023-08-05 15:02  

#10  It all depends on your legal help. My brother discovered that his 'dream home' in Memphis TN was actually in a bowl shaped depression. In heavy rains the runoff would go through his garage and out his back yard ...some dream home! His first attorney soaked him for thousands in legal fees and did bupkis. His second attorney told him the unpleasant truth that the developer was shielded by local law and if, IF he won a settlement the payout would be eaten up by legal costs -- assuming the developer didn't just declare bankruptcy and walk. My brother dropped the issue and used the money to pay for landscaping to solve the problem...

Moral of the story: get competent and honest legal help if you can find it -- the game is rigged and you don't want to be the sucker.
Posted by: magpie   2023-08-05 14:52  

#9  I have heard one analyst point out that Smith routinely supersedes indictments which runs up legal bills and denies a speedy trial for defendants. I think he will do this again here. If Trump is elected again, they will try to hamstring his presidency the way they did the first time. This time Trump will fire Smith and all the other clowns they put in his way. It will give Joe Scarborough the vapors. No one will care.
Posted by: Super Hose   2023-08-05 14:24  

#8  I was the target of a civil suit that was clearly unjust but the attorney I hired shocked me by saying it all depends on the kind of judge that would be assigned to my case. When we signed in he asked do you see any attorneys with him in the clerks sign in process and we concluded no. He represented himself. My attorney savaged him with aggressive objections every time he opened his mouth. I won. The trial ended so fast in my favor, lasted only a few minutes, everyone was shocked. Trump's lawyers have GOT to rabid dogs.
Posted by: Jeremiah Jomosing7109   2023-08-05 14:15  

#7  The suburban box-wine moms and TikTok obsessed teen voters fall headfirst for the "accept all this corruption or you'll end up with something much worse" bullgarb.
Posted by: M. Murcek   2023-08-05 12:09  

#6  I suspect the need to rush things to offer some cover for the Biden Corruption stories that were being reluctantly developed in the MSM was a factor. After all, the whole 2024 Bidet Campaign strategy, as laughably feeble as it is, is Russia-Russia-Russia V2.0, now Trump-Trial, Trump-Trial, Trump-Trial. Ed nails it, its the theater for the wine-box suburbs, Clueless-Karens and Moronic-Millenials!
Posted by: NoMoreBS   2023-08-05 11:59  

#5  Doomed? This script was written years ago.
Posted by: Rex Mundi   2023-08-05 09:29  

#4  
In say the next 18 months after this is over.

His likely already planned, future Book Deal, his MSM guest host Legal Analysis and various all expense paid vacation speaking fee's should be worth a few $$ Million a year.
Posted by: NN2N1   2023-08-05 09:01  

#3  He's not in it to win anyway.
The whole point is the theater.
Posted by: ed in texas   2023-08-05 08:36  

#2  The goals of the prosecution are division and provocation so there's no real need to get bogged down in legal detail.

Snark O'The Day
Posted by: Cesare   2023-08-05 08:00  

#1  An "honest mistake." No bad will involved.

No siree...
Posted by: M. Murcek   2023-08-05 07:30  

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