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Bread and Circuses

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3. Nope. Smith and Garland are both peas in a pod .

Wed Dec 31, 2025, 11:59 PM

17 hrs ago

https://www.politico.com/news/2024/11/25/jack-smith-drops-case-trump-election-00191514

Jack Smith dismissed the federal cases against Donald Trump due to a longstanding Department of Justice (DOJ) policy that prohibits the indictment and prosecution of a sitting president.
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The policy that a sitting president cannot be federally indicted or prosecuted is not written in the U.S. Constitution or any federal statute. Instead, it is established in internal Department of Justice (DOJ) legal opinions issued by the Office of Legal Counsel (OLC).

Jack Smith needed to put on his big boy pants and JUST DO IT! I don’t see the republicans constrained by an unwritten policy.

He knew what the stakes were. He should have charged Trump and released the full report.

He’s a SMUCK.

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Jack Smith says 'no historical analog' for Trump's actions around 2020 election, denies political influence [View all] Uncle Joe 18 hrs ago OP

I don't want to here anything from Jack Smith NOW! Bread and Circuses 18 hrs ago #1

You mean Garland. Jack Smith was hamstrung by the Supremes and I-Lean loose Cannon Blues Heron 17 hrs ago #2

Nope. Smith and Garland are both peas in a pod . Bread and Circuses 17 hrs ago #3

That's simply not true radical noodle 15 hrs ago #4