The Justice Department delivered part of special counsel Jack Smith's report to Congress early Tuesday morning, and it's revealing. Most of us said that Donald was running for office again to stay out of prison, and Smith's report confirmed that. The special counsel, who resigned last week, said that the evidence would have been sufficient to convict the disgraced former President and upcoming President in a trial had his 2024 election victory not made it impossible for the prosecution to continue.
The New York Times reports:
"The department's view that the Constitution prohibits the continued indictment and prosecution of a president is categorical and does not turn on the gravity of the crimes charged, the strength of the government's proof, or the merits of the prosecution, which the office stands fully behind," Mr. Smith wrote.
He continued: "Indeed, but for Mr. Trump's election and imminent return to the presidency, the office assessed that the admissible evidence was sufficient to obtain and sustain a conviction at trial."
The Justice Department delivered the 137-page volume — representing half of Mr. Smith's overall final report, with the volume about Mr. Trump's other federal case, accusing him of mishandling classified documents, still confidential — to Congress just after midnight on Tuesday.
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