How Jan. 6th Committee's Revelations of Interference in Their Investigation Can Enable Special Couns

[Nevilledog]

https://www.justsecurity.org/84512/how-jan-6th-committees-revelations-of-interference-in-their-investigation-can-enable-special-counsel-smith/

On Monday, the House Select Committee investigating the January 6th attack on the U.S. Capitol released an executive summary of its final report, which focuses primarily on former President Donald Trump’s alleged criminal efforts to overturn the 2020 election. The committee, however, also presented new evidence of criminal efforts to interfere with its investigation – on the part of some witnesses, their attorneys, and others associated with the former president. It is the kind of evidence that may have far-reaching implications including bolstering Special Counsel Jack Smith’s January 6th and Mar-a-Lago investigations.

Among the most significant new revelations is the statement in the summary:

“The Committee has substantial concerns regarding potential efforts to obstruct its investigation, including by certain counsel (some paid by groups connected to the former President) who may have advised clients to provide false or misleading testimony to the Committee” (emphasis added).

A recent Washington Post report revealed how similar ties have existed in the Mar-a-Lago investigation. That includes Trump’s Super Pac paying for the lawyers for key witnesses including Walt Nauta who apparently initially lied to the FBI before confessing knowledge of Trump’s concealing classified materials. (The committee explicitly notes this connection to the Post’s reporting.)

The committee’s revelations accordingly sweep in a set of lawyers who have exposed themselves to criminal liability. The committee also identified some witnesses who appear to have followed through by lying to the committee.

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[SheltieLover]

1. I'll bet SC Smith is drooling!

Cases of a lifetime!

[TigressDem]

2. Between ALL these investigations he should have about 180 years to serve.

His tax evasion.
His grift with campaign finances.
His plagiarism.
His obstruction and insurrection and blocking/lying to congress.
His attempt to have Mike Pence murdered.
(Not directly charged yet, but he should be. He had to have seen the noose. He told them go for it.)
https://www.findlaw.com/criminal/criminal-charges/presidential-assassination.html

Oh and all the times he used the pRezidency to further his own financial goals.
(Making the military stay at his hotel in Scotland)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/12/us/politics/trump-turnberry-military.html

more that I am forgetting probably

[triron]

3. Send him on a one way mission to the moon.

[TigressDem]

4. To the DARK side.

Might as well make sure he's comfortable.

[FakeNoose]

6. I think the DoJ passed on charging him for the everyday "petty" grifting

... and I agree with you that there were hundreds of violations. They don't want to lose focus on the big stuff - the high crimes in office. If they get him on the high crimes then it's not going to be necessary to get him on those smaller violations.

But I hate the precedents the Chump family set, and I hate how it looks like they got away with almost all of it. The Emoluments Laws were made for a reason, and unfortunately they have no teeth when the laws are ignored or abused. That has to be changed when there's time to tackle it.

[Buckeyeblue]

5. This is what Trump does. He lies. He obstructs. He commits fraud.

And he manages to get other to break the law to help him without their seemingly getting any benefit.

It is beyond a rational explanation.

I don't believe Trump will face any charges. I think the DOJ will say he is guilty as hell. But they'll throw out some lame excuse about the impossibility of finding an impartial jury.

I think the House should impeach him again. And we should give the Republicans in the Senate one more chance to do the right thing.

[Kingofalldems]

7. Kick and rec all Trump criminal referral threads.