President-elect Donald Trump would have been convicted of illegally trying to overturn the result of the 2020 presidential election - which he lost - if he had not successfully been re-elected in the 2024, according to a Department of Justice report released to Congress. "The admissible evidence was sufficient to obtain and sustain a conviction at trial," the report by Special Counsel Jack Smith said.
The report on federal charges against Trump for election interference in 2020 offers special counsel Jack Smith a last chance to explain his decisions after dropping the case.
-- NPR (@npr.org) January 14, 2025 at 6:50 AM
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Donald Trump Jack Smith Report: Six Key Bombshells
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... A report by special counsel Jack Smith into Donald Trump's alleged attempts to overturn the 2020 presidential election result has been released, despite efforts by Trump's lawyers to keep it suppressed.
Newsweek sought email comment from Trump's attorney on Tuesday.
Why It Matters
The report contains fresh revelations about the lengths Trump was willing to go to allegedly overthrow Joe Biden's win in 2020 and to circumnavigate the democratic wish of the American public.
What To Know
The report includes some shocking allegations against Trump, including:
Attempts To Keep Vice President Mike Pence Mentally Isolated
The report claims that Trump tried to keep vice president Mike Pence isolated from everyone else, so that Trump alone could work on him psychologically. ...
Secret Communications With Justice Department Official, Jeffrey Clark
In total violation of Justice Department rules, Justice Department official, Jeffrey Clark, allegedly engaged in secret communication with Trump about how to undermine the election result.
As a reward, Trump allegedly threatened to fire the Justice Department chief and replace him with Clark, who is identified in the report as Co-Conspirator 4. ...
An article worth a read, imo.
Divine Comedy - The Pop Singer's Fear Of The Pollen Count (1999)
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Lyrics excerpt ...
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Laugh at the tears you're crying
Smile while your head explodes
You don't have to take this lying down
So blow your nose, baby
And just get your fingers clicking
To the rhythm and the rhyme
Otherwise you'll just be kicking around
And that's a crime
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