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Rocknation

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5. We'll have to "make do" with excerpts of Jack Smith's opening statement
Wed Dec 17, 2025, 08:39 PM
Dec 17

as a consolation prize:

CBSNews.com: ...Smith defended his findings of allegations that Trump mishandled classified documents and (he) sought to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election.

“The decision to bring charges against President Trump was mine, but the basis for those charges rests entirely with President Trump and his actions, as alleged in the indictments returned by grand juries in two different districts,” said Smith, according to a copy of portions of that statement.

He maintained that this team found evidence to prove “beyond a reasonable doubt that President Trump engaged in a criminal scheme to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election and to prevent the lawful transfer of power.”

Smith also said his team found “powerful evidence” in the classified documents case and alleged that the president “repeatedly tried to obstruct justice.




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