US EditionCapitol riot ‘does not happen’ without Trump, Jack Smith told Congress
Jack Smith described Trump as the key figure in a criminal conspiracy to overturn the 2020 election and said the Capitol riot was part of crimes committed for his benefit.
- Earlier this month, Smith told lawmakers that the Jan. 6 riot 'does not happen' without Donald Trump and called him the most culpable and responsible person in the conspiracy.
- Smith pointed to accounts from Trump allies and supporters who cooperated, including an elector in Pennsylvania, a former congressman, who called the effort to overturn the election illegal.
- Trump was indicted on charges of election conspiracy and classified documents, but both cases were abandoned after his 2024 election win due to Justice Department policy; Smith said the evidence could sustain a conviction.
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Jack Smith’s Deposition Is Must See TV for Americans
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Capitol riot 'does not happen' without Trump, Jack Smith told Congress
Former special counsel Jack Smith told lawmakers that the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol “does not happen” without President Donald Trump.
Trump was charged in a federal court for responsibility in the assault and Congress tried him politically for the same reason, but the Department of Justice cancelled federal proceedings because Trump returned to the White House. Trump insists that he is innocent and also forgave all those who assaulted the Capitol. His detractors claim that he would go down in history as the first convicted criminal to be president and the first to incite a cou…
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