Former President Donald Trump can expect to fight impeachment efforts again pending a second term this November.
Special Counsel Jack Smith’s 165-page report unsealed Wednesday is the Steele Dossier 2.0, an anonymously sourced manifesto compiled to warrant deep state investigations into former President Donald Trump with the ultimate aim of tossing him out of the White House.
U.S. District Court Judge Tanya Chutkan allowed the report to be filed last week after Smith submitted an updated indictment in response to new case law regarding presidential immunity. The Supreme Court ruled this summer that presidents have immunity from prosecution for official acts in office, forcing the Department of Justice to recalibrate its case against the Republican presidential nominee. Earlier this month, however, Judge Chutkan acknowledged the case would likely go to trial well after the election, and possibly after the start of the new administration.
The summary of the evidence of the former president’s alleged crimes related to the Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021, represents Smith’s final Hail Mary to convince Americans of Trump’s guilt — even as voters are already turning in ballots. The report, filed and made public within 60 days of an election, serves no legitimate legal purpose, as the special counsel desperately attempts to thwart Trump’s return to the Oval Office.
“Smith was clearly eager to get this out before the public despite Justice Department policies that encourage prosecutors to avoid acts that would be viewed as trying to influence an election,” wrote George Washington
