“The attack on our nation’s Capitol on January 6, 2021, was an unprecedented assault on the seat of American democracy … It was fueled by lies — lies by the defendant.”
— Special counsel Jack Smith announces the indictment of Donald Trump for actions after the 2020 election. pic.twitter.com/fYBwo8PZIq
— The Recount (@therecount) August 1, 2023
Jonathan Turley is not impressed by Jack Smith's case.pic.twitter.com/asV3tOzhoO
— Citizen Free Press (@CitizenFreePres) August 1, 2023
Special Counsel Jack Smith just issued the first criminal indictment of alleged disinformation in my view. If you take a red pen to all of the material presumptively protected by the First Amendment, you can reduce much of the indictment to haiku…
— Jonathan Turley (@JonathanTurley) August 1, 2023
…I felt that the Mar-a-Lago indictment was strong. This is the inverse. This is closer to the case against former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell where Smith was overturned by an unanimous Supreme Court…
— Jonathan Turley (@JonathanTurley) August 1, 2023