leh-nerd skin-erd Posted November 9 Posted November 9 1 hour ago, Tiberius said: Smith isn't going to jail. Hopefully the House GOP calls on him to testify and Dems get to allow him to lay out his cases, in public, against the President. I sincerely hope for the sake of his family, he doesn’t. If he crossed his i’s and dotted his t’s, followed the rules everything will be fine. Reasonable people can disagree, as Chi and I have been discussing. Personally, I think he’s done a very good job of laying out the case he wanted to bring, though the judge has had to make some course corrections along the way. I also think he did a masterful job in leaking the information he wanted release (perhaps without context) in an effort to shape public opinion, though it seemed to have been in a way he did not foresee, with unintended consequences. That’s yet another course correction, I think. I think what we’ll find is some things were done within the letter of the law, some things were done outside the law (purposefully or otherwise), and that as whole, he was ineffective in his role based on outcome. The cost to the taxpayer is likely quite high for those who care about such things. As for testimony before Congress, the challenge there is testimony is one-sided, without the benefit of the defense responding to accusations, allegations or interpretations. But as I said before, let’s get to transparency and dialogue however it shakes out.
Tiberius Posted November 9 Posted November 9 37 minutes ago, leh-nerd skin-erd said: I sincerely hope for the sake of his family, he doesn’t. If he crossed his i’s and dotted his t’s, followed the rules everything will be fine. Reasonable people can disagree, as Chi and I have been discussing. Personally, I think he’s done a very good job of laying out the case he wanted to bring, though the judge has had to make some course corrections along the way. I also think he did a masterful job in leaking the information he wanted release (perhaps without context) in an effort to shape public opinion, though it seemed to have been in a way he did not foresee, with unintended consequences. That’s yet another course correction, I think. I think what we’ll find is some things were done within the letter of the law, some things were done outside the law (purposefully or otherwise), and that as whole, he was ineffective in his role based on outcome. The cost to the taxpayer is likely quite high for those who care about such things. As for testimony before Congress, the challenge there is testimony is one-sided, without the benefit of the defense responding to accusations, allegations or interpretations. But as I said before, let’s get to transparency and dialogue however it shakes out. What was done outside the law by Smith? You don't think Trump violated any laws, correct?
leh-nerd skin-erd Posted November 9 Posted November 9 31 minutes ago, Tiberius said: What was done outside the law by Smith? You don't think Trump violated any laws, correct? I literally just said I hope Smith doesn’t go to jail, and shared ny thoughts on why transparency is so important as we try to heal. I have no idea if he did anything wrong, though I would think the devil will be in the details. Oh, check that—I do think it was wrong to bring the charges and all that followed, but i do not think that’s illegal. I think Trump may have broken laws on maintaining classified documents but believe the argument that he can declassify at will seems reasonable as well. I think Biden broke the law, and in doing so as a senator, it was far more egregious than what Trump did. End of the day, it sounds to me like the government had a program of organizational anarchy when it comes to classified material, and only seemed to be concerned when a certain admin saw an opportunity for political gain. I believe I’m in the majority here.
BillsFanNC Posted November 9 Author Posted November 9 The King: Jack Smith has Trump dead to rights! Also the King: There's no basis for investigating and prosecuting Jack Smith. The King's legal takes will continue to bat 0.000 1
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