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Government Corruption

BREAKING: Jack Smith Brings ANOTHER Indictment Against Trump

2024-08-27

[PJMedia] Here we go again. On Tuesday afternoon, special counsel Jack Smith filed a new indictment against Trump related to alleged interference in the 2020 election.

Filing indictments against President Trump is what he was hired to do: with great fanfare, keep throwing spaghetti against the wall in the hope that some of it will stick long enough to prevent Trump from winning the election in November.

"Today, a federal grand jury in the District of Columbia returned a superseding indictment, ECF No. 226, charging the defendant with the same criminal offenses that were charged in the original indictment," Smith wrote in a filing notice. "The superseding indictment, which was presented to a new grand jury that had not previously heard evidence in this case, reflects the Government’s efforts to respect and implement the Supreme Court’s holdings and remand instructions in Trump v. United States."

According to the Justice Department website, "If an indictment is dismissed because of legal defect or grand jury irregularity, the government may return a new indictment within six months of the date of dismissal or within the original limitation period (whichever is later). After the original limitation period has expired, a superseding indictment may narrow, but not broaden, the charges made in the original indictment."

The narrowed indictment reflects last month's Supreme Court ruling that granted presidents wide immunity from prosecution for actions taken while in office. That ruling sent the case back to the lower court for adjudication.

Among other things, the new indictment removes the charge that Trump sought to use the Department of Justice to overturn the election—something the Supreme Court explicitly singled out in Trump v. United States.

"Because the President cannot be prosecuted for conduct within his exclusive constitutional authority, Trump is absolutely immune from prosecution for the alleged conduct involving his discussions with Justice Department officials," the justices wrote.

According to Smith, "The Government does not oppose waiver of the defendant’s appearance for arraignment on the superseding indictment. As this Court directed, ECF No. 197, the Government will confer with the defense and make a joint proposal, to the extent possible, regarding pretrial litigation in the status report due Friday."
How is this fucker still drawing breath, let alone a paycheck?

He is a creature of the Deep State, which protects its own.

Posted by:DarthVader

#10 A Trump DOJ should hammer Election Interference against these assholes, personally, with Gubbamint defense lawyer funding. A lesson demonstrated

Posted by: Frank G 2024-08-27 20:40

#9 Is he even legal to do this?

I don’t believe so. But his employers have been ignoring laws which forbid the things they want to do, and will continue to do so until a Republican president takes over.

Posted by: trailing wife 2024-08-27 19:37

#8 No, dear 49 Pan. War on Terror is specifically jihadis, narco gangs, and Antifa/Black Bloc.

What Mr.Smith is engaged in belongs under Seedy Politics: Government Corruption. Before Fred had set up that page and category it would have been filed under Non-WoT and Lurid Crimes.

Posted by: trailing wife 2024-08-27 19:28

#7 And BTW, WOT is where this belongs! He has waged war against our constitution.

Posted by: 49 Pan 2024-08-27 19:11

#6 Is he even legal to do this? He was not properly processed to be a special counsel.

Posted by: 49 Pan 2024-08-27 19:10

#5 Jack Smith is a hero/sex symbol to many leftards.

He should enjoy that for a few years.

Posted by: Lord Garth 2024-08-27 18:53

#4
Mr. Smith has already ruined his career as a DA.
His only hope of earning a living is to claim to write a book and get paid a few $$Million for something no one reads, as is the typical reward for being the Elite Lefts Puppet.

Posted by: NN2N1 2024-08-27 18:45

#3 Someone should arrest him for impersonating federal law enforcement.

Posted by: Silentbrick 2024-08-27 18:31

#2 He has no standing.

Posted by: Procopius2k 2024-08-27 18:28

#1 Well, the assassination failed, so that did you expect?

Posted by: Grom the Reflective 2024-08-27 17:47

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