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B.See

(2,960 posts)
Thu Jul 20, 2023, 11:02 PM Jul 2023

"Ironic twist": Jack Smith letter signals Trump could be charged with "trying to rig the election"

Trump? Trying the rig the election? Say it isn't so:

Special counsel Jack Smith's letter informing former President Donald Trump that he is the target of the Justice Department's Jan. 6 investigation signaled that he could be charged with a civil rights law that dates back to the post-Civil War Reconstruction era, three sources told The New York Times.

The letter cited three criminal statutes, including conspiracy to defraud the government and obstruction of an official proceeding, which were both included in the criminal referral from the House Jan. 6 committee. But the third law cited in the letter "was a surprise," according to the Times.


“Ironic twist”: Jack Smith letter signals Trump could be charged with “trying to rig the election"



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"Ironic twist": Jack Smith letter signals Trump could be charged with "trying to rig the election" (Original Post) B.See Jul 2023 OP
Er.. bc he did.. All Over the Place. Cha Jul 2023 #1
Every accusation is a confession gratuitous Jul 2023 #2
Yep. The republicans have been doing this long before Trump but it's full throttle with him. chowder66 Jul 2023 #3
he should be charged in the 2016 election Skittles Jul 2023 #4
He most certainly did B.See Jul 2023 #5

B.See

(2,960 posts)
5. He most certainly did
Fri Jul 21, 2023, 02:32 PM
Jul 2023

Not to mention the negligent homicide via his deliberate premeditated lies about the Coronavirus pandemic, his impeding of the response, and his systematic obfuscation of truth and medical information that, by some estimated, cost us between 300,000 - a half million LIVES.

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