After not being able to take President to trial before the election. corrupt Jack Smith has compiled a 180 page hit piece against Trump. Remember, Smith has already been found ineligible to prosecute Trump because he was not confirmed by the Senate and his unlimited funding was never even brought to the House where all expenditure must start. They also have not ruled on whether his actions were official acts which he has immunity from.This is just another attempt to rig the election.
Smith’s January 6th case is pure BS to begin with. Just day ago transcripts were released in which never Trumpers admitted that Trump had authorized 10,000 National Guard troops to provide security which was refused by a whole host of Democrats. They are the ones who should be on trial, not Trump. If you wanted to incite a riot, the last thing you would do is authorize 10,000 National Guard troops.
Trump’s lawyers wrote in a 9-page court filing :
“The Motion is a new development illustrating the unprecedented and irregular nature of the Office’s approach on remand, as they are seeking permission to file a document that would quadruple the standard page limits in this District. The Office cites no case in which such relief was granted, just as they cited no authority for the previous request to file a free-standing brief relating to Presidential immunity that is not responsive to a pending defense motion.”
Trump’s lawyers argue that Smith would be given a free rein to attack President Trump. Even more heinous is no matter how many lies are contained in those 180 pages, because of the gag order Trump would not be able to defend himself. The judge Chutkan has ruled in favor of Smith in every possible instance and has proven herself unworthy to judge even a pie eating contest.
VISIT OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL“False, public allegations by the Special Counsel’s Office, presented through a document that has no basis in the traditional criminal justice process, will undoubtedly enter the dialogue around the election. The Gag Order prevents President Trump from explaining in detail why the Office’s selective and biased account is inaccurate without risking contempt penalties. While the D.C. Circuit modified and addressed the Gag Order previously, the court was careful to note that “the general election is almost a year away, and will long postdate the trial in this case,” Trump’s attorneys wrote.
Trump’s attorneys said the Justice Department should stick to its ’60-day rule’ by citing former FBI Director James Comey.
“The huge public filing that the Motion portends would also violate the Justice Manual, which prohibits “Actions that May Have an Impact on an Election.” Justice Manual § 9-85.500 (emphasis added). “Federal prosecutors and agents may never select the timing of any action, including investigative steps, criminal charges, or statements, for the purpose of affecting any election, or for the purpose of giving an advantage or disadvantage to any candidate or political party,” they wrote.
Separately, prior to this case, DOJ followed an “Unwritten 60-Day Rule” summarized as follows:
- Former FBI Director Jim Comey: “[W]e avoid taking any action in the run up to an election, if we can avoid it.” DOJ-OIG Report at 17.
- Former Attorney General Loretta Lynch: “[I]n general, the practice has been not to take actions that might have an impact on an election, even if it’s not an election case or something like that.”
- Former Deputy Attorney General Sally Yates: “To me if it were 90 days off, and you think it has a significant chance of impacting an election, unless there’s a reason you need to take that action now you don’t do it.”
