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Special counsel Jack Smith expected to wind down Trump prosecutions: Sources

abcnews.go.com Special counsel Jack Smith expected to wind down Trump prosecutions: Sources

Special counsel Jack Smith is in talks with leadership at the Justice Department evaluating ways he can end prosecutions of Donald Trump, sources told ABC News.

Summary

Special Counsel Jack Smith is in discussions with the Justice Department on how to conclude federal cases against President-elect Donald Trump, following DOJ policy that prohibits prosecuting a sitting president.

Trump, previously indicted for election interference and the unlawful retention of classified documents, has pleaded not guilty in both cases.

These prosecutions have been complicated by a recent Supreme Court ruling that grants presidents partial immunity from prosecution.

Additionally, Judge Aileen Cannon dismissed the classified documents case, questioning the constitutionality of Smith’s appointment.

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- And the slim but heavily armed majority of this country will definitely see that as legally justified self defense and have no choice but to accept it peacefully! Right?
  
  Let them try. We can't and shouldn't be handcuffed by their potential very illegal action.
  
  As usual, the mere threat of potential domestic terrorism wins.
  We don't negotiate with terrorists, we hand them the country. And sit quietly when they start destroying things. Like good sheep.
  
  The gravy seals?
  
  They're not the only ones armed, you know.
  
  Who gives a fuck at this point?
- Perhaps not "take him out", but I do hope Biden finally grows a pair and goes scorched earth on Trump by generally using the supreme court ruling to make life as difficult as possible for him, for example releasing all the Epstein files. I'm so sick of the Democrats continuing to think they can use reason and the moral highground while fighting a opponent who punches below the belt. Get down and fight dirty for once!
  
  Biden is not manly enough to do that
  
  And you believe that Trump would not retaliate while in office, under the same official immunity?
  You should put it all on the line before you ask the same of others.
- As long as it's done officially lmao.
- I don't know if President Vance would be any better.
  
  Vance doesn't have the cult of personality backing him at least.
  
  Why stop there?
  
  I suspect it's what people like Musk and Peter Thiel actually want. Vance is more predictable and easily controllable than Trump.
- Biden will pee his diapers and save his own ass. He is no one's hero. It's the boomer way.
- And Vance
- Instance admins are legally responsible for everything posted on their instance.
  If they don't remove calls for violence, they can risk going to prison.
  Also, it shows up in the mod log for me.

No justice. It makes me wail with the screams of a thousand suns.

Trump will just fire him if he doesn't, so it doesn't really matter.
- Trump will fire him anyway, then throw them to the leopards.
- You could pretend justice is still working and then make him do it. Even if it's a waste of time, even if the Supreme Court will quash it. It doesn't matter in that the end result guaranteed, but there's value in making authoritarians be authoritarian.
  
  That would require Biden getting off his ass.
  
  there’s value in making authoritarians be authoritarian.
  Why? It's not like Trump is an unknown quantity at this point. They knew what he was when they voted for him, after all his previous authoritarian remarks- being even more open about it isn't going to change any minds.

Non American here, but we've seen how things unfolded when something parallel-ly similar happened. I think its time for Americans to see that just like any other nations that their leaders talk about "we need to remove them because they're corrupt and they're impeachable in their own country". I think Americans on whatever ends need to realise that morals have bottomed out, and what they have is a legal system, not justice system.

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