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WheelWalker

(9,402 posts)
Sat Nov 19, 2022, 12:18 AM Nov 2022

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

I'm one of those who trusts Garland's judgment and believes Florida Man (aka TFG, Slobfather, IQ45, etc) will be indicted, face mutiple state and federal prosecutions, not be reelected, and be frog-marched to a General Population that will not be at Club Fed. Call me deluded or delusional, perhaps both, if you want. I believe that under the circumstances appointment of a Special Counsel was not only required, but also a good idea. The appointment of Jack Smith to that office is IMO simply brilliant on so many levels. His resume' alone is simply da bomb. But his name. How could you make this up? You couldn't. "Jack Smith" is a name as American as motherhood and apple pie. And he's leaving the prosecution of war criminals at the Hague to go to Washington to deliver justice to the most corrupt and traitorous American politician in the history of The Union. I have a little regret that at age 74 I might not live to see the films to be made of the forthcoming prosecutions, convictions and incarceration. But I know in the depths of my deluded and delusional being, and I rest confident in the belief, that Special Counsel Jack Smith will be the subject of a blockbuster.

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington. I am so utterly jazzed.

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Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (Original Post) WheelWalker Nov 2022 OP
Thank You, Wheelwalker! Cha Nov 2022 #1
Well there goes November and December down the drain. Prove me wrong. GreenWave Nov 2022 #2
Oh, do it on January 6th. rubbersole Nov 2022 #9
I agree. Jack Smith is the one to bring Trump down Integrity Matters Nov 2022 #3
welcome to DU gopiscrap Nov 2022 #14
Yes he does. Godspeed Jack Smith. Murphyb849 Nov 2022 #4
I disagree with this unecessary move. The cache of gov docs at MAL is... brush Nov 2022 #5
I don't agree that this appointment is unnecessary. wnylib Nov 2022 #10
Grounds for a special prosecutor is not the point... brush Nov 2022 #11
Yep. Got the Fetterman edge about him. ancianita Nov 2022 #6
Special Counsel Jack "The Reaper" Smith WheelWalker Nov 2022 #17
BRAVO orangecrush Nov 2022 #7
Jack Smith prosecuted a CIA officer . . . . AverageOldGuy Nov 2022 #8
I expect Jack Smith to pick up the ball and run with it. NBachers Nov 2022 #12
Kick for visibility. lamp_shade Nov 2022 #13
I trust Glen Kirschner LetMyPeopleVote Nov 2022 #15
Special Counsel Jack "The Reaper" Smith WheelWalker Nov 2022 #16

Cha

(319,079 posts)
1. Thank You, Wheelwalker!
Sat Nov 19, 2022, 12:36 AM
Nov 2022

I'm one of those, too.. and Happy to be so.

When I've read the reality articles on Jack Smith about who he is and what he's accomplished I can understand why he was appointed by AG Garland.

I though of that "Mr Smith Goes to Washington", too.

GreenWave

(12,641 posts)
2. Well there goes November and December down the drain. Prove me wrong.
Sat Nov 19, 2022, 01:24 AM
Nov 2022

Cannot do it on January 6th either for it is the 12th day of Christmas!

rubbersole

(11,223 posts)
9. Oh, do it on January 6th.
Sat Nov 19, 2022, 02:31 AM
Nov 2022

That would be Garland's legacy. American hero with historically ironic humor.

3. I agree. Jack Smith is the one to bring Trump down
Sat Nov 19, 2022, 01:33 AM
Nov 2022

Trump has weasled out of everything for so long and portrays himself to be a victim. I'm so glad he'll soon be answering for trying to tear our country apart. He managed to do more damage in 4 years than I would have thought anyone could do as President.vvvvv

Godspeed Mr. Smith! The sooner the better.

 

brush

(61,033 posts)
5. I disagree with this unecessary move. The cache of gov docs at MAL is...
Sat Nov 19, 2022, 01:43 AM
Nov 2022

a slam dunk case for indictment and IMO, a verdict of guilty as trump had stolen gov docs (still has some) in his possession. There's no denying that and that's a crime.

Too bad, Garland seems to be reverting back to his previous timidity with this special prosecutor move.

INDICT trump already, Garland. The evidence is there. No intermediate, delaying step is needed. Take direct action. He's been caught in possession of stolen gov. docs.

wnylib

(26,016 posts)
10. I don't agree that this appointment is unnecessary.
Sat Nov 19, 2022, 02:31 AM
Nov 2022

Here is the federal law regarding the grounds for appointment of a special prosecutor. It says "will," not "can" appoint one in these circumstances.

https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/28/600.1

Trump has announced that he is a candidate against Biden for 2024. Garland is a member of Biden's cabinet. Conflict of interest.

To those of us who are lay persons regarding the law, the MAL documents do look like a slam dunk case. But do they look that way to an experienced attorney on federal law?

 

brush

(61,033 posts)
11. Grounds for a special prosecutor is not the point...
Sat Nov 19, 2022, 02:39 AM
Nov 2022

nor are Jack Smith's stellar credentials. Classified and top secret documents were revealed in trump's possession when MAL was searched by a lawful warrant. The docs were there, stolen and illegally transported from DC. That's a crime.

There's nothing more to be said. Reality Winner and others have served time for similar crimes. trump is a private citizen, deserving no special treatment. He committed obvious crimes and should be indicted directly. No special prosecutor is needed.

Enough with the delays. Get on with indicting trump directly asap. He's slithered away from paying for his crimes long enough.

WheelWalker

(9,402 posts)
17. Special Counsel Jack "The Reaper" Smith
Thu Nov 24, 2022, 03:14 AM
Nov 2022

If you want to dance, you'll have to pay the band.

AverageOldGuy

(3,835 posts)
8. Jack Smith prosecuted a CIA officer . . . .
Sat Nov 19, 2022, 02:19 AM
Nov 2022

. . . for mishandling classified documents. The CIA officer went to jail.

" During his stint at the Public Integrity Section, Smith oversaw the prosecutions of CIA officer Jeffrey Sterling, who was convicted in 2015 of disclosing national defense information and obstructing justice — two potential crimes at the center of the Trump documents probe . . . "

https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2022/11/what-we-know-about-trump-probe-special-counsel-jack-smith.html

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