Jack Smith goes on offense, asks judge to preemptively order Mike Pence to testify before grand jury

[Rhiannon12866]

Special Counsel Jack Smith is proving himself to be a different kind of federal prosecutor. Ordinarily, prosecutors wait for a witness to invoke privileges in the grand jury before going to the judge to litigate the legitimacy of those privileges. But Smith is NOT following the usual prosecutorial blueprint. Just two weeks after serving Pence with a grand jury subpoena, Smith has filed a motion with Chief Judge Beryl Howell asking her to preemptively declare that Mike Pence has no legitimate privilege to invoke and ordering him to testify.

This video takes a deep dive into the usual federal practice and why Smith is not following the usual blueprint, but instead setting a scorched-earth pace as he moves in the direction of accountability for Trump and his criminal associates. - Glenn Kirschner - 02/25/2023.

[Cha]

1. TY.. Kick for Smith!

[oldtime dfl_er]

2. " A scorched-earth pace"

Let's hope! And let's then hope that Merrick Garland sees fit to indict. I have a lot more faith in Jack Smith than I do in Merrick Garland, sadly.

[Rhiannon12866]

3. We do tend to forget that Jack Smith hasn't been at this for all that long because we've been

Waiting for so long for TFG to be held to account.

[oldtime dfl_er]

4. Only since November I think

but I like his pace and focus so far. But 2024 is looming, and that concerns me regarding Merrick Garland, who seems to be fearful of appearing partisan. The whole "the election is too close" business, which is farcical and capricious, might be just the excuse he needs to not act.

[Rhiannon12866]

5. I'm frustrated, too, but I figure that he wouldn't have appointed Jack Smith, if he didn't intend

For TFG to be held responsible for his crimes. Garland is responsible for all the divisions within DOJ, while Jack Smith has only one job, investigating TFG.

[SheltieLover]

6. Excellent! 👏👏👏👏

[GreenWave]

7. Hooray. Finally a no-nonsense approach to their mountain range of BS.