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Jackboot Smith Aims to Silence Trump

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Posted By: Dreadnought, 12/27/2023 9:30:55 PM

This is absurd, unconstitutional, and Putinesque. Jack Smith should be immediately removed for even proposing this. In a move worthy of any aspiring tyrant, Special Counsel Jack Smith is asking the court to prevent Donald Trump from making arguments that he believes are relevant to his defense. Smith, as the prosecutor, may disagree with Trump’s arguments, but last I checked, in our justice system, it is up to a jury to determine the facts of a case. Smith’s sweeping motion would essentially silence Trump–preventing him from criticizing the Special Counsel, law enforcement, the electoral process, or just about anything else. I am pretty sure that if Smith gets his

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Reply 1 - Posted by: judy 12/27/2023 10:07:27 PM (No. 1625363)
I’m surprised he is allowing Trump an attorney!
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Reply 2 - Posted by: BarryNo 12/27/2023 10:16:25 PM (No. 1625365)
Keep giving him more rope. Smith is going to hanf himself.
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Reply 3 - Posted by: mc squared 12/27/2023 10:39:36 PM (No. 1625373)
What about the news that I just read this week that Smith is not a authorized prosecutor because he's not a US attorney? Am I dreaming? Special counsel Jack Smith’s appointment was unconstitutional, leaving him powerless to obtain a quick U.S. Supreme Court decision on immunity claims by former President Donald Trump, according to an amicus brief signed by former U.S. Attorney General Edwin Meese and two law professors. “Not clothed in the authority of the federal government, Smith is a modern example of the naked emperor,” the Dec. 20 amicus brief argues. “Improperly appointed, he has no more authority to represent the United States in this court than Bryce Harper, Taylor Swift or Jeff Bezos.” /snip/ The brief argues that Attorney General Merrick Garland “exceeded his statutory and constitutional authority” when he appointed Smith in November 2022. Because Smith’s appointment was unconstitutional, “every action that he has taken since his appointment is now null and void,” Calabresi argued at the Volokh Conspiracy.. https://www.abajournal.com/news/article/was-jack-smiths-appointment-unconstitutional-he-has-no-more-authority-than-taylor-swift-amicus-brief-argues
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Reply 4 - Posted by: crashnburn 12/27/2023 11:30:30 PM (No. 1625383)
As far as I'm concerned, Jack Smith is admitting he has no case, and no evidence to support his charges. If he did, he wouldn't be worried about President Trump defending himself. Besides, there is good evidence, thanks other posters, that Jack Smith isn't even authorized to try this case as he isn't an actual US Attorney.
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Reply 5 - Posted by: Bur Oak 12/28/2023 6:49:57 AM (No. 1625465)
Jack Smith works for Merrick Garland who works for Joe Biden who works for the Deep State crooks. Everything is going according to plan,
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Reply 6 - Posted by: Rumblehog 12/28/2023 8:35:54 AM (No. 1625507)
Jack Smith needs DISBARMENT, plain and simple.
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Reply 7 - Posted by: kono 12/28/2023 11:11:25 AM (No. 1625637)
Jack booted jack ass. #4 seems spot on. But does any of that even matter any more in our banana republic?
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