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Donald Trump was “most culpable” for the January 6 riot and would have been convicted in court had the case gone to trial, according to explosive testimony from former special counsel Jack Smith, released Wednesday afternoon by the House Judiciary Committee.

Smith led both Justice Department prosecutions of Trump: the first over the January 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol by his supporters after he lost the 2020 election, and the second over his alleged concealment of classified materials at his Mar-a-Lago club in Florida.

He testified before the Judiciary panel in a closed-door session earlier in December as the committee investigates whether Trump was politically targeted by the Justice Department under Attorney General Merrick Garland and President Joe Biden.

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[–] AnchoriteMagus@lemmy.world 188 points 6 days ago (16 children)

Biggest dropped ball in the history of American criminal justice.

[–] Typhoon@lemmy.ca 110 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Biden/Garland didn't drop the ball. They set it down gently and walked away.

[–] Serinus@lemmy.world 39 points 6 days ago

Mueller described the size and the shape of another ball, but refused to say it was a ball.

[–] zebidiah@lemmy.ca 68 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Biggest failure since reconstruction...

[–] peopleproblems@lemmy.world 23 points 6 days ago

Arguably, this is still a result of Reconstruction. It was that bad that its still affecting today.

[–] Asfalttikyntaja@sopuli.xyz 7 points 5 days ago

That and Hilary's emails. That other moron Comey is responsible for that. I am so glad that investigation was so thorough! What a bunch of idiots! All those movies with the super fbi agents and in reality they can't investigate their way out of a paper bag...

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[–] rayyy@piefed.social 70 points 6 days ago (5 children)

Wonder why the fat, old demented, orange felon didn't get impeached - oh yeah, Republicans.

[–] baronvonj@lemmy.world 21 points 6 days ago

Trump was impeached, twice.

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[–] phoenixz@lemmy.ca 57 points 6 days ago (2 children)

THEY WHY DIDNT YPU GET HIM INTO COURT YOU TWAT!

YOU HAD 4 YEARS AND ONE JOB AND NOW WE'RE HERE!

[–] baronvonj@lemmy.world 45 points 6 days ago

THEY WHY DIDNT YPU GET HIM INTO COURT YOU TWAT!YOU HAD 4 YEARS AND ONE JOB AND NOW WE'RE HERE!

Smith was appointed in Nov of 22 and filed the first indictment in June of 23. If you're addressing your comment to Garland, then you need to actually name him because this post is about Jack Smith.

[–] Kirp123@lemmy.world 19 points 6 days ago

I mean, he tried his best. Remember that Trump's pet judge and the Supreme Court slow walked everything until he became president.

[–] amateurcrastinator@lemmy.world 24 points 5 days ago (1 children)

What a fucking joke of a justice system! Fucking morons had 4 years to slam him into a dungeon and throw away the key. What good does it do now? Everybody saw it as it happened. All was clear as day. Fuck you and your justice system.

[–] Puddinghelmet@lemmy.world 4 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (1 children)

If their next president does NOT create new laws so this type of coup never happens again, then they are actually so dumb fr

[–] Amberskin 5 points 5 days ago (1 children)

US presidents do not create laws. That’s the Congress job. And the baroque American political makes tremendously difficult to achieve enough supermajority to pass any law.

[–] Puddinghelmet@lemmy.world 1 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

Government * whatever, create those laws asap, before yall bomb every country

[–] slothrop@lemmy.ca 40 points 6 days ago (5 children)

It's been a couple days and not a peep from the rapist about this.
How is that possible?

[–] SARGE@startrek.website 20 points 6 days ago

Maybe he's dead?

Or more likely it just hasn't been shoved in his face while he watches TV or "plays golf"

Hopefully that first one though.

[–] mycodesucks@lemmy.world 15 points 6 days ago

Because he won. This is all over with. This is an enemy he's already defeated, and he's not UPSET, he's HAPPY to see his beaten enemy lamenting about how he's been beaten. He's THRILLED about this.

Was Trump culpable? Absolutely. 100%. And he should be in prison. But the useless asshats did absolutely nothing for four years, probably because they were afraid of making him a martyr, and now it's simply impossible that he can ever be held criminally accountable for anything again. Regardless of what happens from here on out, that stain is on them.

[–] ThePantser@sh.itjust.works 11 points 6 days ago

Dead hopefully

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[–] TankovayaDiviziya@lemmy.world 29 points 6 days ago

Would have, should have but didn't.

[–] Lembot_0006@programming.dev 25 points 6 days ago

Would... had the case gone to the court...

Pathetic.

[–] JeeBaiChow@lemmy.world 5 points 5 days ago

Yes, but would it have mattered though? He was convicted of rape and the majority of the American public either voted him in, or sat it out because they thought Kamala was somehow the same as him or for some virtue signalling about a topic halfway around the world. Dumb as bricks. Played for fools.

[–] Grace_Schlick@lemmynsfw.com 14 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Breaking! Prosecutor believes person they had charged was guilty!

Unprecedented!

Explosive!

[–] phoenixz@lemmy.ca 6 points 6 days ago (1 children)
[–] baronvonj@lemmy.world 18 points 6 days ago

Smith did indict Trump, on all the charges being discussed. The first indictment was in June of 23.

[–] givesomefucks@lemmy.world 14 points 6 days ago (2 children)

If only America had united to settle for some pro-corporate, fought against de-segregation, thinks abortion should be outlawed, do nothing moderate after Trump's first term just so trump could be held accountable....

What's that?!

We did unite to elect the historically unpopular do-nothing moderate who spent 40+ years trying to win a presidential primary?

And he just did nothing?!

Who could have ever seen that coming....

[–] SatansMaggotyCumFart@piefed.world 21 points 6 days ago (3 children)

Americans decided to vote Trump back in again so that is what gave him a get out of jail free card.

Blaming everything on Biden when he did a ton of good is lazy, boring and ignores reality.

[–] TrickDacy@lemmy.world 4 points 6 days ago

is lazy, boring and ignores reality.

Yes, I believe those are the goals for both sides douchebags.

[–] jerkface@lemmy.ca 4 points 6 days ago (2 children)

Americans decided to vote Trump back in again

allegedly

[–] SatansMaggotyCumFart@piefed.world 7 points 6 days ago (2 children)

There hasn’t been a single shred of evidence proved in court that shows otherwise.

[–] jerkface@lemmy.ca 4 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

There hasn’t been a single shred of evidence proved in court that shows otherwise.

some sources say

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[–] TheEighthDoctor@lemmy.zip 6 points 5 days ago

Biden was so incompetent that his only quality was being not-trump

[–] Puddinghelmet@lemmy.world 3 points 5 days ago

I love this Jack Smith guy

[–] crystalmerchant@lemmy.world 4 points 6 days ago

E X P L O S I V E

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