Donald Trump Legal Move Spells 'Danger Dead Ahead,' Former Prosecutor Warns
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Jan. 6 Trial: Special Counsel to Share Trump's Phone Data
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The Spin
Anti-Trump narrative
This is blockbuster news for prosecutors and everyone who wants to see Trump face repercussions for his attempts to usurp democracy. With this data and the expert testimony, Smith will be able to trace every action Trump made leading up to and on Jan. 6, and also detail who had access to the accounts that were inciting the rioters.
Pro-Trump narrative
Regardless of what Jack Smith claims to have and what his so-called evidence is going to show, this case — and all the cases against Trump — are just attempts by the US Dept. of Justice and other partisan prosecutors to interfere in the 2024 election in favor of Pres. Joe Biden. Smith is unethical, and it's about time Republicans stood up to him on behalf of their probable presidential nominee.