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WASHINGTON (AP) " Former Justice Department special counsel Jack Smith, who brought two federal indictments against President Donald Trump, told lawmakers on Tuesday that he "will not be silenced by continued threats of prosecution" from the Trump administration and that he believes the rule of law is being threatened like never before.

Smith also told the Senate Judiciary Committee that he stands behind the criminal cases he brought against Trump, a Republican, and that he and his team acted without regard to politics.

"I made those decisions without regard to President Trump's political association, activities, beliefs or candidacy in the 2024 presidential election," Smith said.

"Our investigation developed proof beyond a reasonable doubt that President Trump engaged in serious crimes against our nation. If asked whether to prosecute a former president today based on the same facts, I would do so regardless of whether that president was a Republican or a Democrat."

- before the rich relocate

Wow... Trumpers SO afraid of antagonising their wealthy Masters that they will suffer any kind of demeaning treatment of their Gov and of themselves, even to the point of being scared that their Owners will leave them.

Sad, sick, and stupid; very few of the Oligarchs here want to try to survive without America as part of their Marketplace, which should be the first thing that happens to them when they threaten to take their money and products and leave the country.

It's a weak threat that in most cases is easily mitigated... starting with freezing their assets and cutting off their Market access.

#17

His best non-argument yet!

I know, I know, there's so many, how can you tell?

Perhaps if he got up offa his knees he could see better.

- so you'd steal from other's success.

Others who bribed and bought enough politicians to make new Laws to legalize bribing and buying politicians? And paying bribes for Gov Contracts and laws that fit their bidness models?

Those are the 'successes' you admire?

Are you from China or Russia originally? Cause you sure want to be them.

#25

Are you really this oblivious to the fact that Money as Speech and Corporate Personhood bought and paid for to be written into the Law by American Oligarchs has taken the power from We the People and put it into the hands of We the Oligarchs?

I s'pose there are people that stupid... I mean, even monkeys can type.

I meant #24... obviously.

#28

Really? That's all you've got... "but, but, little Joey Biden did it, too!!".

Pathetic, even for you. Trump promises Oil Barons a straight quid pro quo, and even went to war to raise their profits. He's a straight up convicted criminal and his own DoJ swore under Oath he tried to force them to Rig the Election.

Not to mention his palling around with Pedophiles and currently breaking the Law by not releasing millions of more Epstein Files.

He sees you and all your rwing knuckleheaded friends as the, SUCKERS! you really are, and you just bend over and say, "Can I have another stroke, sir?".

Your Rethuglicans have the driving force behind Money as Speech and Corporate Personhood for literally decades, and this is all you've got?

Did I mention how pathetic that is? I think I did.

lol... Psychic Readings by Beverly... who knows all, sees all

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