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The narrative laid out in special counsel Jack Smith's latest filing in the Jan. 6 case should disqualify Donald Trump from holding elected office ever again, according to a former federal prosecutor. U.S. District judge Tanya Chutkan unsealed the 165-page filing in which Smith's office describes the former president's pressure campaign on then-vice president Mike Pence and other Republicans around …

'Very good news' for Jack Smith as Arizona indictment puts 'pressure' on Trump allies

The new indictments in Arizona against several of former President Donald Trump's allies is not just bad news for them, but a significant opportunity for special counsel Jack Smith in his prosecution of former President Donald Trump for the 2020 election plot, former federal prosecutor Andrew Weissmann said on MSNBC Wednesday. The newly dropped indictment names a number of Republican …

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Jack Smith just learned everything he needs to know about Trump on Jan. 6: legal expert

Special counsel Jack Smith has a more compelling case than ever in the election conspiracy prosecution of former President Donald Trump, one-time federal prosecutor Andrew Weissmann said on MSNBC Monday. This comes amid new bombshell reporting that Dan Scavino, a longtime Trump associate, told investigators the former president "was just not interested" in doing more to stop the violence at …

'A tour de force': Experts reveal Jack Smith's 'sly' additions to new Trump filing

Special Counsel Jack Smith's team didn't pull any punches in its new filing contesting Donald Trump's claims of absolute presidential immunity in the former president's D.C. election subversion case, numerous legal experts said on Saturday. Smith's motion, which former federal prosecutor Joyce Vance said could force Trump to move more quickly when it comes to his Supreme Court immunity appeal, …

Jack Smith now knows 'Trump really cannot tell a credible story': former FBI lawyer

The man investigating to see whether Donald Trump should be charged criminally for various alleged misdeeds can take away from the E. Jean Carroll verdict that the former president is unable to tell a credible story to a jury, according to a former Mueller prosecutor. Special counsel Jack Smith learned that Trump, who was ordered to pay $5 million for …

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