Summary

Special Counsel Jack Smith’s report concluded that Donald Trump avoided prosecution for January 6-related charges due to his reelection.

The DOJ determined that prosecuting a sitting president violated constitutional protections, despite evidence strong enough to secure a conviction.

Smith noted that Trump’s return to office directly halted legal action and criticized existing DOJ policies and judicial interpretations, which shielded presidents from accountability.

The report underscores how voters, by reinstating Trump, indirectly prevented his criminal prosecution for actions threatening democratic institutions.

  • Snot Flickerman
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    2813 hours ago

    …and yet there won’t be thousands of people protesting his inauguration or anything the fuck else.

    The people in this country have been broken, and now they’re just gonna lay over and take it.

    We’re a long way from February 15th, 2003.

    Face it, American citizens, we’re fucking cooked.

    • @[email protected]
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      157 minutes ago

      A protest without a backing of a threat of violence if demands are not met is just a fitness walk.

    • @[email protected]
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      13 hours ago

      Face it, American citizens, we’re fucking cooked.

      Some of us are and some of us aren’t. Help your neighbors if you’re one of the lucky ones who aren’t.

    • @[email protected]
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      510 hours ago

      Why’d you bypass the largest protest in the country’s history? Black Lives Matter was just four years ago and included people actually fighting with cops, not just walking along prescribed routes holding signs. We’re a lot closer to a break than we ever were in 2003.

      • @distantsounds
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        410 hours ago

        People weren’t fighting cops, it was just cops doing what they do best.

          • @distantsounds
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            19 hours ago

            Hell yeah. Gotta organize and show up

            • @TropicalDingdong
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              18 hours ago

              I can tell you this, I’m a fuck load more experienced and prepared than when we had to pull a plan out of our asses 4 years ago.

        • @[email protected]
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          110 hours ago

          There were some. Shooting fireworks and de-arresting their comrades. But yeah, most of the violence was in one direction.