Chutkan Drops Jack Smith’s 165-Page Last-Ditch Effort To Smear Trump Right Before Election
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U.S. District Court Judge Tanya Chutkan unsealed Special Counsel Jack Smith’s preelection report in former President Donald Trump’s D.C. criminal case related to the Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021.
Smith’s 165-page report was published Wednesday, just over one month before Election Day, as a final Hail Mary to convince Americans of Trump’s guilt while voters turn in ballots.
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