Staff Reports
Pressure is building on Jack Smith, the special counsel in the classified documents case against former President Donald Trump, to deliver a devastating blow. However, there are rumors circulating online that suggest Smith’s legal strategy may be lacking in attention to detail and could crumble under judicial scrutiny. Some speculate that this could result in a large portion of the case being thrown out.
Investigative journalist Paul Sperry has uncovered some interesting information in this case. He believes that Smith is relying on “inflammatory language” rather than facts to appeal emotionally to jurors. The indictment against Trump for the January 6th incident uses words like “fraud,” “false,” “fake,” and “sham” repeatedly. Sperry suggests that this overuse of emotionally charged language could undermine the credibility of the case.
One specific argument made by Smith is that Trump’s reliance on the Presidential Records Act is false because the documents he claimed to declassify contained sensitive national secrets. Smith argues that these documents should fall under the Espionage Act. If Trump were found guilty of trafficking top-secret information, he could face a lengthy prison sentence. However, Sperry doubts the validity of this charge, pointing out that Trump was not interviewed by a federal agent after the FBI raid at Mar-a-Lago.
NEW: Jack Smith's Jan. 6 indictment of Trump repeatedly relies on a fuselage of subjective, even inflammatory language devoid of underlying facts and evidence to appeal emotionally to jurors, including:
"fraudulent/fraudulently" (63)
"false/falsely" (94)
"fake" (5)
"sham" (3)
— Paul Sperry (@paulsperry_) August 29, 2023
Smith’s weakest defense appears to be the use of an emoji in an email related to security footage at Mar-a-Lago. While Smith claims that the footage was partially destroyed before the raid, Sperry insists that the specific footage mentioned in the email was actually preserved. This undermines Smith’s argument and further weakens the case against the former president.
This case is not set to begin until May of next year, a deliberate move to keep it in the public eye during the height of the presidential election. Trump’s attorneys have indicated that they plan to seek a complete dismissal of the case due to prosecutorial misconduct. They point to incidents like FBI agents ordering Mar-a-Lago staff to turn off security cameras during the raid as examples of misconduct. Alina Habba, a defender of Trump, argues that prosecutors are trying to twist Trump’s assertion of his right to privileged attorney-client correspondence into a crime.
Smith’s intention to prosecute Trump under the Espionage Act is seen by many as a political hit job. Trump himself has called the case a witch hunt orchestrated by Smith, who has a history of unsuccessful prosecutions against politicians. One prominent example is former Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell, whose bribery charges were overturned by the Supreme Court.
Overall, there are serious doubts about the strength and validity of this case against former President Donald Trump. Smith’s reliance on emotionally charged language, questionable charges, and weak defenses could ultimately lead to a substantial part of the case being thrown out. It remains to be seen how this case will unfold, but its timing in relation to the next presidential election cannot be ignored.
