Newly released report by Jack Smith states the ‘evidence was sufficient to obtain and sustain a conviction’ of Trump had he not been elected in 2024

Donald Trump would have been convicted of crimes over his failed attempt to cling to power in 2020 if he had not won the presidential election in 2024, according to the special counsel who investigated him.

Jack Smith’s report (***the report is 174 pages long) detailing his team’s findings about Trump’s efforts to subvert democracy was released by the justice department early on Tuesday.

Following the insurrection on 6 January, 2021, Smith was appointed as special counsel to investigate Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election. His investigation culminated in a detailed report, submitted to the attorney general, Merrick Garland.

Volume one of the report meticulously outlines Trump’s actions, including his efforts to pressure state officials, assemble alternate electors and encourage supporters to protest against the election results.

  • no banana
    75•2 days ago

    They say the US justice system moves slowly, but this is incredibly slow. I’m not an American, but if I was I would be very disappointed.

    • @[email protected]English
      58•2 days ago

      Investigations of Trump reliably conclude just after it becomes impossible for them to have any effect on him. It feels a little deliberate on the part of both Republicans and Democrats.

      • no banana
        32•2 days ago

        Looking in from the outside I don’t think that’s what’s happening. It’s just the US legal system being very pliable if you have enough capital. Which isn’t great.

      • Soulifix
        24•2 days ago

        Democrats: Takes forever to get around to doing what they need to do until it’s last minute. The last minute passes them, they’re throwing a fit about it.

        Republicans: Starts pulling strings and tapping connections to throw as much shit around as possible and orchestrate theater to pad the time it takes.

    • @Strider
      36•1 day ago

      It’s only slow for some. For others it’s fast.

    • @qarboneEnglish
      11•1 day ago

      I am very disappointed.

      • no banana
        21•2 days ago

        Sure. I can, but I can’t vote in the US so I find that spending my emotional energy on that has fairly limited effects.

        • @TrickDacy
          7•1 day ago

          Even if you could vote, our system is designed to prevent your vote from having an impact in multiple ways. Fuck this country.

          • no banana
            5•1 day ago

            I mean, yeah, lets not even get into your weird way of weighing votes and then throwing the actual decision to a panel. You’ve got some work to do on that democratic aspect too. As a nation, I mean.