Trump Challenges Special Counsel's Evidence Release in Election Case

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Former President Donald Trump's legal team is contesting special counsel Jack Smith's plan to publicly release evidence in the federal case regarding Trump's alleged attempts to overturn the 2020 election. Smith submitted a 180-page sealed brief last week, detailing the government's evidence against Trump, who has pleaded not guilty to four felony charges, including those connected to the January 6 Capitol riot.

 

Smith proposed making public various forms of evidence, including "grand jury transcripts, interview reports, or material obtained through sealed search warrants." To protect witnesses, especially those potentially vulnerable to intimidation by Trump's supporters, Smith suggested that some information, such as their names, be redacted.

 

However, on Tuesday, Trump’s lawyers, John Lauro and Todd Blanche, responded by filing a memo opposing Smith’s motion. They argued that the special counsel's plan is politically motivated, intended to damage Trump’s presidential campaign. The memo stated that Smith's efforts aim to release what they called a "politically motivated manifesto" in the crucial period leading up to the 2024 election, as early voting begins. "The true motivation driving the efforts by the Special Counsel's Office to disseminate witness statements that they previously sought to lock down is as obvious as it is inappropriate," Trump's filing reads.

 

They went on to assert that Smith's timing is intended to influence the election, writing, "The Office wants their politically motivated manifesto to be public...in the final weeks of the 2024 Presidential election."

 

Smith, however, quickly rebutted these claims, maintaining that his motion is legally justified and not politically motivated. He denied the Trump team's accusation, stating, "The defendant's opposition includes his standard and unsupported refrain that the Government's position is motivated by improper political considerations." Smith further argued that the accusations are baseless, noting that similar claims were dismissed by the court earlier in the case. "That allegation is false—just as it was false when the Court denied the defendant's motion to dismiss the case on grounds of selective and vindictive prosecution."

 

Smith emphasized that his office is focused solely on upholding the law, writing, "The Special Counsel's mandate is to uphold the law. It has no role or interest in partisan politics and has faithfully executed its prosecutorial duties in this case."

Smith's filing comes after a restructured indictment of Trump, filed last month in response to a Supreme Court ruling regarding presidential immunity during certain official acts. Despite the legal proceedings, Trump has maintained that he is the target of a "witch hunt," claiming that Smith's prosecution is an attempt to interfere with his 2024 presidential campaign.

 

U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan, who is overseeing the case, has signaled that she may not be swayed by arguments based on Trump's political status. In a previous hearing on the case schedule, Chutkan dismissed concerns about the election calendar, stating that she was "not concerned with the electoral schedule," a stance she took during an exchange with Trump's legal team.

 

As the case progresses, tensions remain high between the Trump team and the special counsel’s office, with both sides accusing each other of politicizing the legal process.

 

Based on a report from: Newsweek 2024-10-03

 

 

 

[mushroomdave]

Better save whatever you can of that snake oil money for your lawyers Grifter Man!! 

You will sure be in need of it come the morning of November 6 that's for sure!!

 

Oops forgot.....he doesn't pay them!!  

 

"Lock Him Up, Lock Him Up, Lock Him Up"

[Tug]

Quell surprise let the bleating begin here comes the usual witch hunt victim poor me spiel……enough!get the traitor in court he says he’s innocent let him prove it this should have been in court months ago except for judge cannon throwing shade…..she has some explaining to do in my opinion.the dudes an albatross don’t saddle us with this loser!

[Chomper Higgot]

He lost yet another bid to stall justice.

 

The evidence has been filed, and the redacted version has been unsealed:

 

https://www.politico.com/news/2024/10/02/jack-smith-trump-court-filing-election-00182235

[thaipo7]

1 hour ago, Tug said:

Quell surprise let the bleating begin here comes the usual witch hunt victim poor me spiel……enough!get the traitor in court he says he’s innocent let him prove it this should have been in court months ago except for judge cannon throwing shade…..she has some explaining to do in my opinion.the dudes an albatross don’t saddle us with this loser!

You would be bleating too if you were treated 5% as bad as Trump has been the past 8 years.   You have no sense of fairness or right from wrong.

[Real Name Hidden]

14 minutes ago, thaipo7 said:

You would be bleating too if you were treated 5% as bad as Trump has been the past 8 years.   You have no sense of fairness or right from wrong.

Trump brought it on himself.  Throw the bum in prison where he belongs.

[JonnyF]

The witch hunt by the Democrats continues.

 

Thank goodness the election is coming so the American people can speak and put all this politically motivated lawfare to bed. 

[HappyExpat57]

15 minutes ago, JonnyF said:

The witch hunt by the Democrats continues.

 

Thank goodness the election is coming so the American people can speak and put all this politically motivated lawfare to bed. 

Witch hunt . . . right.

 

When it's your own flying monkeys testifying against you, then yeah - this IS a witch hunt and he's the wicked witch.

[Tug]

43 minutes ago, thaipo7 said:

You would be bleating too if you were treated 5% as bad as Trump has been the past 8 years.   You have no sense of fairness or right from wrong.

Thaipo rite now they are discussing trump telling pence BEFORE j6 that if he doesn’t back the coup he’s going to throw him (pence) under the bus by doing his tweet that Mike let America down,this is after he knows he lost the election and before the riot .at a bare minimum it’s being derelict,I’m a lay person but from what I’ve heard it doesn’t meet the legal definition of treason but it’s rite up there.they have proof thaipo this isn’t picking on trump this is what happened.its sad it’s derelict it’s unlawful it’s treasonous trump at the bare minimum belongs in prison.

Edited 7 hours ago by Tug

[jerrymahoney]

Opening sentences of the above linked document:

GOVERNMENT'S MOTION FOR IMMUNITY DETERMINATIONS
The defendant asserts that he is immune from prosecution for his criminal scheme to overturn the 2020 presidential election because, he claims, it entailed official conduct. Not so.

Although the defendant was the incumbent President during the charged conspiracies, his scheme was fundamentally a private one. Working with a team of private co-conspirators, the defendant acted as a candidate when he pursued multiple criminal means to disrupt, through fraud and deceit, the government function by which votes are collected and counted a function in which the defendant, as President, had no official role. Edited 7 hours ago by jerrymahoney

[Walker88]

Read it. Astonishing. The evidence comes from the felon's staff and officials he appointed, so any suggestion this is some sort of Dem witch hunt is absurd.

 

politico.com/f/?id=00000192-4ed8-d086-a1fe-7edb0e150000

 

From Page 8 of the filing, it notes that when the felon was advised that what he was doing and saying might lead to violence, he is reported to responded, "Make them riot" and "Do it".

 

From Page 142, when told VP Pence was in danger, and it could be heard on live TV that the terrorists were chanting "Hang Mike Pence", the response from the felon was "So what".

[G_Money]

7 minutes ago, Walker88 said:

Read it. Astonishing. The evidence comes from the felon's staff and officials he appointed, so any suggestion this is some sort of Dem witch hunt is absurd.

 

politico.com/f/?id=00000192-4ed8-d086-a1fe-7edb0e150000

 

From Page 8 of the filing, it notes that when the felon was advised that what he was doing and saying might lead to violence, he is reported to responded, "Make them riot" and "Do it".

 

From Page 142, when told VP Pence was in danger, and it could be heard on live TV that the terrorists were chanting "Hang Mike Pence", the response from the felon was "So what".

You believe it.  Not surprised.

[animalmagic]

21 minutes ago, G_Money said:

You believe it.  Not surprised.

[jerrymahoney]

1 hour ago, Walker88 said:

Read it. Astonishing. The evidence comes from the felon's staff and officials he appointed, so any suggestion this is some sort of Dem witch hunt is absurd.

To note, however, almost all those as above testified after having been issued subpoenas by the grand jury:

 

Justice Department has issued dozens of subpoenas in the last week related to Trump and the Capitol riot
A lawyer for former New York City Police Commissioner Bernard Kerik said he is among those who received subpoenas.

 

Updated Sept. 13, 2022

 

The Justice Department has issued about 40 subpoenas in the last week related to the actions of former President Donald Trump, his allies and efforts to overturn the 2020 election, according to sources familiar with the matter.

 

It also seized two telephones, the sources said.

 

The subpoenas and phone seizures, first reported by The New York Times, are the latest developments in the sprawling investigation into the former president.

 

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/justice-department/justice-department-issued-dozens-subpoenas-last-week-related-trump-cap-rcna47401

[Tug]

Were are the trump fluffers?waiting on instructions perhaps?……

[WDSmart]

Lock him up! 

[cjinchiangrai]

12 minutes ago, Tug said:

Were are the trump fluffers?waiting on instructions perhaps?……

It is the middle of the night in Russia.

[Chomper Higgot]

42 minutes ago, jerrymahoney said:

To note, however, almost all those as above testified after having been issued subpoenas by the grand jury:

 

Justice Department has issued dozens of subpoenas in the last week related to Trump and the Capitol riot
A lawyer for former New York City Police Commissioner Bernard Kerik said he is among those who received subpoenas.

 

Updated Sept. 13, 2022

 

The Justice Department has issued about 40 subpoenas in the last week related to the actions of former President Donald Trump, his allies and efforts to overturn the 2020 election, according to sources familiar with the matter.

 

It also seized two telephones, the sources said.

 

The subpoenas and phone seizures, first reported by The New York Times, are the latest developments in the sprawling investigation into the former president.

 

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/justice-department/justice-department-issued-dozens-subpoenas-last-week-related-trump-cap-rcna47401

And?

 

The testimony these subpoenaed individuals gave was under oath and penalty of perjury.

 

The evidence retrieved from subpoenaed devices is admissible in court.

 

[Chomper Higgot]

1 hour ago, G_Money said:

You believe it.  Not surprised.

You don’t.

 

Even less of a surprise.

[Berkshire]

When Trump "challenges" the SC's evidence, it's never really about actually challenging the evidence.  It's always "liar, liar, pants on fire."  Because the evidence is almost always irrefutable. 

[G_Money]

1 minute ago, Berkshire said:

When Trump "challenges" the SC's evidence, it's never really about actually challenging the evidence.  It's always "liar, liar, pants on fire."  Because the evidence is almost always irrefutable. 

 Similar to a.  racist, racist, racist?

                   b   facist, facist, facist?

                   c.   nazi, nazi, nazi?

 

Or all of the above, a,b,c? 

                  

[JimmerJJ]

LOL That is really oh so rich!  The only guy in US history who tried to overthrow a US election is now calling election interference.  The problem is that a lot of gullible MAGAs will bite.  Well Don-The-Con sorry to tell you this but US voters have a right to know everything about the candidates they are voting for. Reminds me of the Hillary and Comey revelations back in 2016.  Yup what goes around comes around.

[Berkshire]

6 minutes ago, JimmerJJ said:

LOL That is really oh so rich!  The only guy in US history who tried to overthrow a US election is now calling election interference.  The problem is that a lot of gullible MAGAs will bite.  Well Don-The-Con sorry to tell you this but US voters have a right to know everything about the candidates they are voting for. Reminds me of the Hillary and Comey revelations back in 2016.  Yup what goes around comes around.

"Don the Con"....such an apt description.  It still amazes me how any Americans can vote for Trump who's such an obvious lying, corrupt conman.

[G_Money]

2 hours ago, animalmagic said:

5 years from now you all will be talking the same crap.

 

Trump's  going down this time.  Yes he is.  We got him.  Issue him his striped jumpsuit.

 

Been hearing this for years.  Yawn.

 

Give me mean tweets again!

[neeray]

It is amusing to finally see the truth come out and to watch the implosion of a "person" who never should have been elected in the first place. The Trump era will forever be a dirty stain on American politics.

[jerrymahoney]

58 minutes ago, Chomper Higgot said:

And?

 

The testimony these subpoenaed individuals gave was under oath and penalty of perjury.

 

The evidence retrieved from subpoenaed devices is admissible in court.

 

Simple. The testimony was not voluntary.

[JimmerJJ]

3 hours ago, JonnyF said:

The witch hunt by the Democrats continues.

 

Thank goodness the election is coming so the American people can speak and put all this politically motivated lawfare to bed. 

Your too funny!  Right everything is a rigged witch hunt when Trumpers don't get their way.  Well I got news for ya in about a month your heads will be exploding. Can't wait.😁

[G_Money]

16 minutes ago, JimmerJJ said:

Your too funny!  Right everything is a rigged witch hunt when Trumpers don't get their way.  Well I got news for ya in about a month your heads will be exploding. Can't wait.😁

 What happens when the lunatics on the left don’t get their own way?

 

Mandating electric appliances for one.  Now the loony governor of California wants the horn of cars to honk if exceeding the speed limits.

 

Sounds like……..the F word…facist and the…D word….dictator.

 

Ever been in facebook jail?  Leftist censorship plain and simple.

 

The only head we’ll be seeing exploding is Harris's when that earring she wears as a headset for being coached in what to say shorts out.

 

Funny.  All the things idiot liberals are afraid might happen under Trump are currently happening under their noses with the Democratic leadership.  
 

Love is blind.

Edited 3 hours ago by G_Money

[neeray]

Just now, G_Money said:

 What happens when the lunatics on the left don’t get their own way?

 

Mandating electric appliances for one.  Now the loony governor of California wants the horn of cars to honk if exceeding the speed limits.

 

Sounds like……..the F word…facist and the…D word….dictator.

 

Ever been in facebook jail?  Leftist censorship plain and simple.

 

The only head we’ll be seeing exploding is Harris's when that earring she wears as a headset for being coached in what to say shorts out.

 

Funny.  All the things idiot liberals are afraid might happen under Trump are currently happening under their noses with the Democratic leadership.  
 

Love is blind.

Let's talk again a few days after November 5.

[Walker88]

3 hours ago, G_Money said:

You believe it.  Not surprised.

Are you calling 'the best people', which is to say the people the felon appointed and selected to be in his Administration, liars?

 

Not surprised that you would cut some slack for the worst scumball to ever pretend to serve the country.

 

Traitors will be traitors.