Come on now, old timer, we both know I can't answer that question for you. If I recall correctly, I don't think you have ever said that you believe every word that Trump speaks. Besides, I'm not the one directly insulting some people participating in this thread. You are.
I would appreciate in the future though if you would stay on topic so I don't have to RTM your post. Just a quick reminder; this thread is about how a Harvard educated lawyer who graduated Cum Laude in his class knows less about the law than the many brilliant legal scholars in this forum who never even went to college know when it comes to legally/lawfully defining free speech.
Originally Posted by Lucas McCain
let's check up on Jack Smith's track record shall we? it's spectacular .. if you consider repeated failure to get a conviction spectacular ...
https://www.politifact.com/article/2...special-couns/
Below are some high-profile cases Smith pursued.
Conviction of former Republican Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell: In 2014, a federal jury
convicted McDonnell of 11 counts, including "honest services" fraud, extortion and conspiracy. McDonnell and his wife participated in a scheme to solicit and obtain loans and gifts from a Virginia corporation exceeding $170,000.
The
U.S. Supreme Court overturned the conviction unanimously in 2016.
Chief Justice John Roberts said the government used a "boundless interpretation of the federal bribery statute."
Indictment of former Sen. John Edwards, D-N.C.: In 2011, a federal grand jury
indicted Edwards in a scheme to violate federal campaign finance laws.
Prosecutors said that Edwards, during his 2008 presidential campaign, conspired with other people to receive campaign contributions that exceeded federal limits to avoid disclosure of an affair and a resulting pregnancy.
In 2012, a jury found him not guilty on one count related to accepting illegal contributions and deadlocked on the other five charges, resulting in a mistrial. The Justice Department declined to retry the case.
Indictment of Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J.: In 2015, Menendez was
indicted along with Salomon Melgen, a Florida ophthalmologist, for allegedly accepting gifts from Melgen in exchange for using his Senate office’s power to benefit Melgen’s financial and personal interests. An 11-week trial in 2017 ended in a hung jury, and the
Justice Department declined to retry the case.
Conviction of former Republican Rep. Rick Renzi, R-Ariz.: Renzi, a congressman from Arizona from 2003 to 2009, was
convicted in 2013 by a federal jury of 17 felony offenses related to conspiring to extort and bribe people seeking a federal land exchange. Renzi was
sentenced to three years in prison. Trump
pardoned Renzi. The pardon doesn’t mean the prosecution was flawed.