Summary
Special counsel Jack Smith is finalizing a two-volume report on his investigations into Donald Trump, covering Trump’s handling of classified documents and efforts to overturn the 2020 election.
At least one volume may be released as early as Friday, despite objections from Trump’s lawyers, who argue the release is politically motivated and unconstitutional.
Trump’s classified documents case was dismissed, and both cases were dropped after his presidential win.
The Justice Department has not confirmed whether both volumes will be released simultaneously.
Perhaps so, but with the way our system holds onto precedent for reference in the future even a pointless conviction saying the president doesn’t have absolute immunity is important to the future. That could be pointed to the next time a Trump-esq sort comes in and starts such BS and used in a new trial or impeachment.
Basically, even if it doesn’t do anything to him personally, it could set a guardrail for future years.
But only for a few years. Case in point: neo-Nazis in Germany and genocidal Israeli. If anybody should have stainless steel, bomb-proof guardrails, it’s those two. And yet…