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ancianita

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24. She is incorrect. Jack Smith already works for the DOJ and who cares what Trump supporters see.
Fri Nov 18, 2022, 04:58 PM
Nov 2022

That was then. This is now. This is 100 times bigger and harder than Watergate.

He graduated from Harvard Law School and joined the New York County District Attorney's office in 1994 after graduation.
He then joined the United States Attorney's office in Brooklyn, where he prosecuted the police officers who sodomized Abner Louima.
From 2008 to 2010 he worked for the Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, overseeing war crime investigations.[1]
In 2010, Smith was put in charge of the DOJ's Public Integrity Section.[2]
He spent five years as chief of the PIS, where he prosecuted Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell, U.S. Representative Rick Renzi, and New York Assemblymember Sheldon Silver.
He became an Assistant United States Attorney in the Middle District of Tennessee.
He became the acting United States Attorney at the beginning of the presidency of Donald Trump, succeeding David Rivera, and resigned effective September 2017 after the nomination of Donald Q. Cochran.[3]


Smith became the vice president and head of litigation for Hospital Corporation of America in 2017.[4] He was named the chief prosecutor for the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague, investigating war crimes committed in Kosovo.[5][6] He prosecuted Salih Mustafa.[7]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Smith_(lawyer)


The only thing that gives me one second's pause is that he was acting US State Attorney under Trump for nine months. Other than that, he looks solid.

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Why? SheltieLover Nov 2022 #1
Why did 20 Republicans vote to confirm him? gab13by13 Nov 2022 #2
Good point. oxymoron Nov 2022 #3
Because MAGA doesn't want what America is selling, that's why they'll never see anything done here uponit7771 Nov 2022 #11
Unfortunately for Ms Wine-Banks maxrandb Nov 2022 #4
Thank you. And, before he goes down, GoCubsGo Nov 2022 #16
"This Special Counsel drags out his misery even longer" what we need to understand is that the Escurumbele Nov 2022 #20
If I interpret her message correctly, she feels it is a waste of time because the prosecutors Escurumbele Nov 2022 #17
True Donny Dipshit supporters make up about 20-30% of his voters maxrandb Nov 2022 #26
Why do I care what trump supporters think? Wingus Dingus Nov 2022 #5
Wut? oxymoron Nov 2022 #7
... Wingus Dingus Nov 2022 #8
+1, some are going into hyper defense mode uponit7771 Nov 2022 #12
Do you know who she is? Escurumbele Nov 2022 #18
Garland cares, I believe she said that thinking about Garland who seems to want to be seen Escurumbele Nov 2022 #22
I think it's good for DOJ to appear non-partisan, because this shouldn't be political. Wingus Dingus Nov 2022 #38
exactly. give your evidence to a grand jury and get the fucker indicted. Takket Nov 2022 #6
Exactly. I don't understand the need. oxymoron Nov 2022 #9
THIS !! 👉🏾👉🏾👉🏾 ".. here's a hint: THEY HATE YOU.." uponit7771 Nov 2022 #13
I admire inthewind21 Nov 2022 #10
With Watergate it was less than a year after crimes were found. I think that's the part that needs uponit7771 Nov 2022 #14
Nailed it republianmushroom Nov 2022 #15
I hope Ms Banks doesn't consider DOJ's committment to impartiality Beastly Boy Nov 2022 #19
How about a spine to prosecute crimes. They might find that useful JCMach1 Nov 2022 #23
Have you looked into DOJ record of prosecuting crimes? Beastly Boy Nov 2022 #25
Have you looked into how they prosecute other top secret document theft cases? onecaliberal Nov 2022 #30
This confirms that you are only looking into DOJ prosecuting the crimes of your interest Beastly Boy Nov 2022 #41
This confirms that you cannot accept that the DOJ is not treating dump the way they HAVE onecaliberal Nov 2022 #43
The entire content of your reply (23) was, and I quote: Beastly Boy Nov 2022 #44
You must be talking to someone else. Please read my reply, onecaliberal Nov 2022 #45
I just know they are punting a timely prosecution which ends up JCMach1 Nov 2022 #31
Likewise, the knowledge you claim is of dubious factual foundation Beastly Boy Nov 2022 #42
She is correct. DOJ slow walk has accomplished nothing JCMach1 Nov 2022 #21
No one here knows enough to call what the DOJ's been doing a "slow walk." Just the daily ancianita Nov 2022 #35
She is incorrect. Jack Smith already works for the DOJ and who cares what Trump supporters see. ancianita Nov 2022 #24
VP of HCA stands out. They're the for-profit behemoth carving out America's health care system. TheRickles Nov 2022 #32
What bearing does that have on this case. Nothing. ancianita Nov 2022 #34
Exactly my point. Given all the other laudable places he's worked, this one is a surprise. TheRickles Nov 2022 #36
Well, what do you make of his overall body of legal work? It "exudes integrity." Glad we agree. ancianita Nov 2022 #37
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This message was self-deleted by its author orangecrush Nov 2022 #27
God let's hope not. oxymoron Nov 2022 #28
That's for sure orangecrush Nov 2022 #29
Yep. I remember "written" answers instead of in-person interrogations... Justice matters. Nov 2022 #39
This isn't about convincing any dump supporters of anything !!!!!!!! GuppyGal Nov 2022 #40
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