Jack Smith

The very laws he took an oath to uphold.

Grand juries in two separate districts reached this conclusion based on his actions, as alleged in the indictments they returned.

I stand by my decisions as special counsel, including the

Smith told the House Judiciary Committee if the case against Trump went to trial, he had witnesses who could testify that they told him flat out he lost the 2020 election.

I stand by my decisions as special counsel, including the decision to bring charges against President Trump.

Our investigation developed proof beyond a reasonable doubt that President Trump engaged in criminal activity and the law required that he be held to account.

So that is what I did.

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Special Counsel Smith, you pursued the facts.

You followed every applicable law, ethics rule, and DOJ regulation.

Your decisions were reviewed by the public integrity section.

You acted based solely on the facts, the opposite of Donald Trump.

President Trump was charged because the evidence established that he willfully broke the law.

The very laws he took an oath to uphold.

Rather than accept his defeat in the 2020 election, President Trump engaged in a criminal scheme to overturn the results and prevent the lawful transfer of power.

Gestapo tactics by ICE and CBP are the obvious result of President Trump and the Republican Party that protect anyone who helps them turn our country into an authoritarian gangster state.