US EditionCapitol riot ‘does not happen’ without Trump, Jack Smith told Congress
Jack Smith said the case relied heavily on testimony from Republican witnesses who prioritized country over party and showed Trump’s actions fueled and prolonged the Capitol riot.
- Earlier this month, Smith told lawmakers that the Jan. 6 riot 'does not happen' without Donald Trump and called him the most culpable and responsible person in the conspiracy.
- Smith pointed to accounts from Trump allies and supporters who cooperated, including an elector in Pennsylvania, a former congressman, who called the effort to overturn the election illegal.
- Trump was indicted on charges of election conspiracy and classified documents, but both cases were abandoned after his 2024 election win due to Justice Department policy; Smith said the evidence could sustain a conviction.
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Jack Smith: Trump ‘caused’ Jan. 6 riot
What happenedThe Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol “does not happen without” President Donald Trump, former special counsel Jack Smith told the House Judiciary Committee in closed-door testimony last month, according to a transcript and video released Wednesday.The Dec. 17 deposition on the two defunct criminal cases against Trump was “conducted privately despite Smith’s request to testify publicly,” The Associated Press said. The panel’s…
Jack Smith’s Deposition Is Must See TV for Americans
In the world of politics, it is widely accepted that, if you have to release a piece of bad news, you do so when the public isn’t paying attention. Perhaps the most egregious example of this strategy came courtesy of an adviser to the British government, who, within 30 minutes of the second plane hitting the World Trade Center on 9/11, suggested in a memo that “it’s now a very good day to get out anything we want to bury.” That is why it is note…
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Capitol riot 'does not happen' without Trump, Jack Smith told Congress
Former special counsel Jack Smith told lawmakers that the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol “does not happen” without President Donald Trump.
January 6: The Worst Day in U.S. History
Like many of you, I sat glued to the television on January 6, 2021, and watched the terrible events unfold. I had seen Trump’s tweet a few weeks earlier, urging his followers to show up on January 6 and promising that it would be “wild.” They did show up. Thousands of them. Some dressed in military gear, some in bizarre costumes, some armed. All eager to “stop the steal.” As Trump promised, it was indeed wild. Trump had gone through 60 court cas…
Trump was charged in a federal court for responsibility in the assault and Congress tried him politically for the same reason, but the Department of Justice cancelled federal proceedings because Trump returned to the White House. Trump insists that he is innocent and also forgave all those who assaulted the Capitol. His detractors claim that he would go down in history as the first convicted criminal to be president and the first to incite a cou…
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