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10. meaningless to what I wrote. Weissman is ass-covering wrong. Again.
Fri Feb 10, 2023, 06:47 PM
Feb 2023
Renato Mariotti @renato_mariotti
Because most of the other facts can be established by other witnesses, such as the Pence staffers who testified before the January 6th Committee, I expect Pence is one of the *last* witnesses Smith would call if he was building a case around the electoral vote certification.

Renato Mariotti @renato_mariotti
For that reason, this suggests that Smith’s January 6th investigation is far along. It also suggests that he is pursuing that aspect of his investigation aggressively—he isn’t focusing largely on the Mar-a-Lago documents matter and putting January 6th on the back burner.

Renato Mariotti @renato_mariotti 22h
It’s more likely Smith is building a case against Trump. That doesn’t mean Trump will be charged, but today’s news should greatly concern Trump’s team.

We now know Smith is pushing hard to investigate January 6th, and it looks like he’s developing a case against Trump.


Joyce Alene @JoyceWhiteVance
Pence has always been the essential witness when it comes to establishing whether or not Trump's involvement in the pressure campaign for the VP to interfere with the election result was criminal. Smith has to get his testimony before he can make a prosecutive decision.

Joyce Alene @JoyceWhiteVance
But, pence does feel like a late in the game witness. Someone you want to talk to you after you have all of the other testimony, and when you're just about ready to make a decision.


Tristan Snell @TristanSnell
BREAKING -- Mike Pence subpoenaed by DOJ Special Counsel Jack Smith.
Major step. The investigation of Trump's January 6 Conspiracy is now entering its final phase.


Tristan Snell @TristanSnell 22h
If Smith and DOJ then have testimony and documents from Mark Meadows and Mike Pence -- two of the people who were the closest to the center of the events from November 3, 2020 to January 6, 2021 -- then the stage is set for subpoenaning Trump, or just indicting him.


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