We all paid for the investigation (excluding the trump and his ilk who pay no taxes) - there is no national security issue so no need to classify - why not a FOIA
Must have been mandatory for Jack Smith. Now maybe the overly cautious Merrick Garland insisted, if it wasn't legally required. My guess would be that JS wouldn't if it isn't necessary legally, because he'd have to be a saint to do it out of courtesy in a situation like this.
Don't you get sick of only one side is upholding the law? The DOJ only broke its position when it came to Hillary Clinton and many others, why not Trump?
Would not havwe mattered, they would filed against releasing it anyway. They waited till the last minute to filwe on purpose. That way the people they have stacked in the courts can drag it all out till the 20th.
Because he is a little B!tch boy who you can B!tch out the minute he thinks someone might rap his fingers with a ruler. I can see that christian guilt in his eyes from miles away.
As a criminal defense attorney I am disturbed as this seems like clear Judicial over reach. But I don’t do federal cases or high profile in general so 🤷♀️ . Feels dirty.
Why does everyone care so much about it? It's not gonna happen. Even if it did, it will make zero difference to anyone's opinion of him. We already know all of it from the hearings. Plus, he's already won. He's not gonna face consequences. It's over. Do we need another confirmation that he sucks?
Trump
Anyone named Trump
Anyone sleeping with a Trump
Anyone working for a Trump
Anyone remotely connected to a Trump
Is under criminal investigation
Been indicted
Been tried
Is currently incarcerated
Or has recently been released
“I’m going sign an executive order to release the Jack Smith report the morning of the inauguration - that limo ride with Donald to the Capitol will be 🔥!!!!”
The sad thing is that the evil republicans know that decent old Joe will never use such a tool to gain back our democracy. Dems are way too predictable.
Our goose is cooked.
Legal question: If he is disqualified, and members of Congress/VP took oath to uphold it then how were results certified. If the report has smoking gun evidence, how can there be an inauguration? Or is the constitution only enforced when convenient?
My opinion (disclaimer, not a lawyer): Jack Smith shared the report with Trump, Nauta, & De Oliveira due to legal requirements. Discovery rules mandate prosecutors disclose evidence used at trial, ensuring fairness & prep time for the defense. It’s a standard part of criminal cases. 1/5
Under Brady v. Maryland, prosecutors must share evidence favorable to defendants or material to guilt/punishment. Even if the report doesn’t exonerate them, it could aid in their defense, like during cross-examination. 2/5
Sharing ensures compliance with the Sixth Amendment (fair trial). Defendants must know the evidence against them. In high-profile cases like this, following rules to the letter avoids claims of bias or misconduct. 3/5
Strategic angle: Sharing signals confidence in the case & avoids claims of ambush. If Trump’s team doesn’t rebut the report, it bolsters the prosecution’s narrative. It’s standard yet critical in such politically charged cases. 4/5
Sharing the report aligns with legal norms, ensures transparency, and upholds fairness. It’s about justice & procedure, not optional courtesy. Following these steps is vital for high-stakes cases like this. I repeat; I'm not a lawyer so the chances I'm talking out of my behind are high. 5/5
However, there are no legal norms under the Rule of Trump. Trump is no longer a defendant, so the report probably already redacted anything specific to the other 2 defendants. I repeat, Biden has presidential Immunity and should demand the report so he can release it.Trump would, w/ no repercussions
So share it with them on the day you release it. They have all the information on which it is based through discovery. Jack needed to give it to Garland. Garland has proven himself a coward with his 'do no harm to the rule of law' BS. Garland needs to release it now. Or Biden should. Immunity.
No, they don’t care. Rule of law and constitution doesn’t matter anymore. They are absolutely unhinged and left is still playing by the rules and thinking that something will stop this. This administration will be 100x worse than first. He won’t leave afterwards
Trump is following Putin steps. Getting new territory will need constitutional amendment which will allow him to sneak in amendment to change presidential limits! He is not going anywhere. US will become dictatorship empire! With unprecedented military might! Just watch!
Exactly. What these sick people want they needed to first get rid of all restrictions, our democracy in order to unleash their evil… not just at home but abroad.
Trump and a Thiel and Vance will have that covered. Maybe they change the constitution so Musk can run. For these guys Trump is only vehicle and they are not going to give power back.
Rest assured that we take serious note of this ‘distraction’. It brands USA the same as Russia demanding Ukraine and China demanding Taiwan. And it brands USA as untrustworthy
That, and to detract from the grift going on behind the curtain, AND because he wanted to steal the focus from Jimmy. Heaven forbid a 100yo president who died gets more press than him. It's so sad.
I recall that his first effort to “buy” Greenland went public right before news broke about the whistleblower report that led to his first impeachment.
They are still under the deluded assumption that he won't really do it - that the guardrails are on. It's either that or they think it's a really good idea.
There are no guardrails at all. He has power to pardon everyone including himself. He has Supreme Court. 80% of police and army. US was always obsessed with flag, military and police. It doesn’t take much to slip to full blown nationalism.
I'd rather see the DOJ completely drop the remaining charges on Nauta and DeOliveira if that would allow the report to be released. They're just going to be pardoned a week later.
Cause they are ALL in on this. Only reason we are where we’re at. Hard to believe that in FOUR years the DEMOCRATIC party basically did nothing to help the matter. Blah blah fucking blah
I've read that they didn't want it released because it could influence their trial. The same trial that won't happen as soon as Trump has it thrown out on day one.
Yes, it's fine to reveal classified information to impress a foreigner if he's a rich Aussie. Otherwise, Trump's spontaneous right to release, declassify, and distribute classified info is as he wishes we now know.
I'd like to know this, also.
Did they get any input on the final product? If it's going to be public record I can see giving them a copy. Otherwise, why give them special treatment?
Most likely to make sure that the rapists lawyers will stop the report from going public. It is a pathetic excuse of a developed country you got there.
If you’re in Garland’s position and wanted to ensure the decision to release the report was not on your hands….providing it to the defense and inviting an injunction is a good way to escape the weight of that decision
Was just thinking this. If it wasn’t required to give the heads up to the defendants, it’s a way out because of course they’re going to object to its release.
I want to know why TF we are playing nice at all. WTF have they done besides delay, cheat & deny? If Jack Smith has a patriotic hair on his ass, he'll release it to EVERYONE with skin in the game.
I wondered this myself. I can see it being required (I don’t know for certain of course) but why share it with them first? Would be curious to know if that’s just procedure or if there was a reason outside of that.
Milosovich was charged with crimes against humanity because he chose not to intervene when 3200 of the group that didn't like him were under the knife.
Trump blockaded NJs medical equipment in spring 2020, sending it to red states, when 10s of thousands of people died.
So let the Special Counsel share the report with Congress. That is a reporting requirement. Cannon doesn’t have jurisdiction over that. Then it can be leaked within 20 seconds
It would be on the public record for history. Releasing it won't save anyone now. It will be buried and evidence burned when Trump and Bondi get in. 4+ years of hellscape on the way.
That’s the way the game is played. I can’t help but think about how Carter was shafted by St Reagan on the hostages and nothing happened. Do you really think Gore lost? Anything happen? How about W and his bullshit war that cost so very much, again what happened? 4 years and nothing again
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We all paid for the investigation (excluding the trump and his ilk who pay no taxes) - there is no national security issue so no need to classify - why not a FOIA
Anyone named Trump
Anyone sleeping with a Trump
Anyone working for a Trump
Anyone remotely connected to a Trump
Is under criminal investigation
Been indicted
Been tried
Is currently incarcerated
Or has recently been released
PLEASE!!!!
Our goose is cooked.
Just like dirty little Putin, Yahu, Jong Un, Orban etc.
Tyrants are toddler’s driven by mine mine mine MINE! And just as ethically driven as one.
And everyone is brushing it off
I don’t think that any report matters anymore unfortunately
Coincidence, I’m sure.
Macron is calling for the EU to ready themselves bc they can't trust the US.
Trump fumbles and acts insane like a mob boss hiding from accountability.
Idk, seems unprecedented. Don't remember that with Mueller Report or Hurr Report?
Wtf...
If he does not play fair, he gives ground for an appeal. If Scotus does side w their king again, it'll be on shaky legal grounds & another black eye
He w/drew his doc case on his terms so Rump couldn't dismiss on his terms & the case never be tried again.
I'll trust his long game
What a mess. Judge Cannon is an asshole.
Did they get any input on the final product? If it's going to be public record I can see giving them a copy. Otherwise, why give them special treatment?
Did Biden get a pre look at hunters report?
Disclosure perhaps?
He may have done it to pressure them as he did with other criminals against humanity like Milosovich.
God Speed Mr. Smith
God speed and run like he'll to fight another day
Trump blockaded NJs medical equipment in spring 2020, sending it to red states, when 10s of thousands of people died.
Murderer.
(1) The reporting requirements of
the Special Counsel to AG (28 C.F.R. § 600.8; “Section 600.8”).
(2) The reporting requirements of the AG to Congress & the public (28 C.F.R. § 600.9; “Section 600.9”).
Smith didn’t have to share his Report with Trump & co.
Hey, it worked for the Pentagon Papers!
https://bsky.app/profile/olbermann.bsky.social/post/3lf6bpqs4bc25
They should know what's in it without reading it.