Special counsel Jack Smith recently made history by becoming the first federal prosecutor to ever bring formal criminal charges against a former U.S. president. Smith’s months-long investigation succinctly suggests a multi-faceted labyrinth of obfuscation and deceit.
In stunning detail after detail, the prosecutor develops a stinging narrative that, if true, could see the presidential aspirations of Donald Trump face their stiffest challenge yet – overcoming a criminal conviction. Still, as the former commander-in-chief stares down a mountain of evidence against him in the documents case, the special counsel is only just beginning.
Added to this is a potential second indictment from the special counsel, who is also investigating allegations related to Trump’s involvement in the U.S. Capitol riot after the 2020 election. The investigation, chock-full of salacious and staggering evidence so far, has the potential to stop Trump in his tracks, politically, and prompt the end of a nearly eight-year journey that ushered in MAGA conservatism and remade the Republican party in Trump’s own image. Both verdicts could ultimately prove debilitating to the current GOP front-runner’s chances of retaking the White House.
With Trump docs case, Jack Smith is just getting started | CTV News