Morning Jolt: The Uncharted Waters of Jack Smith’s J6 Trump Indictment

On the menu today: For the third time, a grand jury has turned in an indictment of Donald Trump, this time surrounding his statements and actions in the aftermath of the 2020 presidential election and leading up to the riot on Capitol Hill on January 6, 2021. But the mainstream-media coverage of the indictment is playing a few cautious notes, pointing out that special counsel Jack Smith's theory of the case requires some unprecedented interpretations of the U.S. criminal code, and hinges upon proving that Trump knew he was spreading lies. This is leading a few regular critics of the former president to conclude that this is an effort to use criminal law to make up for the failure of Trump's second impeachment.

Indictment Number Three

Until November 18, 2022, the U.S. Justice Department did not have a special counsel overseeing two ongoing criminal investigations that involved former president Donald Trump. On that day, Attorney General Merrick Garland announced that Jack Smith would head up the investigation "into whether any person or entity unlawfully interfered with the transfer of power following the 2020 presidential election or the ...

WITH JIM GERAGHTY August 02 2023 WITH JIM GERAGHTY August 02 2023 The Uncharted Waters of Jack Smith's J6 Trump Indictment On the menu today: For the third time, a grand jury has turned in an indictment of Donald Trump, this time surrounding his statements and actions in the aftermath of the 2020 presidential election and leading up to the riot on Capitol Hill on January 6, 2021. But the mainstream-media coverage of the indictment is playing a few cautious notes, pointing out that special counsel Jack Smith's theory of the case requires some unprecedented interpretations of the U.S. criminal code, and hinges upon proving that Trump knew he was spreading lies. This is leading a few regular critics of the former president to conclude that this is an effort to use criminal law to make up for the failure of Trump's second impeachment. Indictment Number Three Until November 18, 2022, the U.S. Justice Department did not have a special counsel overseeing two ongoing criminal investigations that involved former president Donald Trump. On that day, Attorney General Merrick Garland announced that Jack Smith would head up the investigation "into whether any person or entity unlawfully interfered with the transfer of power following the 2020 presidential election or the ...   READ MORE

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