"This WaPo editorial presents a misleading revisionist history of Jack Smith's criminal cases against Trump."

[mahatmakanejeeves]

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Anna Bower
‪@annabower.bsky.social‬

You’ve gotta be kidding me.

This WaPo editorial presents a misleading revisionist history of Special Counsel Jack Smith’s criminal cases against Trump.

Then it has the gall to compare that to Trump’s overt targeting of his perceived enemies.

Really embarrassing stuff.
But the mere fact that a legal tool might be available does not mean it should be used. The
current rage over Grassley's revelation shows why. Smith showed little restraint in his pursuit of a former president. He charged Trump for official acts he took as president. He sought a gag order to limit Trump's ability to criticize the prosecution. He tried to accelerate the case to try a leading presidential candidate before the 2024 election.
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‪Philip Bump‬
‪@pbump.com‬
· 8h
I spent more than a decade at The Post. It was good to me and I was proud to work there. I’ve largely refrained from being critical since I left. But this framing of the special counsel probe is embarrassing and flatly wrong. Stunning, but not.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2025/10/08/jack-smith-james-comey-lawfare-phone-records/

Opinion | Jack Smith’s lawfare and James Comey’s arraignment on pathetically weak charges
Good people will be deterred from public service if they see a meaningful risk of winding up in jail afterward.
www.washingtonpost.com
October 8, 2025 at 10:05 PM

You’ve gotta be kidding me.

This WaPo editorial presents a misleading revisionist history of Special Counsel Jack Smith’s criminal cases against Trump.

Then it has the gall to compare that to Trump’s overt targeting of his perceived enemies.

Really embarrassing stuff.

— Anna Bower (@annabower.bsky.social) 2025-10-09T02:05:16.350Z

Philip Bump
‪@pbump.com‬

I spent more than a decade at The Post. It was good to me and I was proud to work there. I’ve largely refrained from being critical since I left. But this framing of the special counsel probe is embarrassing and flatly wrong. Stunning, but not.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2025/10/08/jack-smith-james-comey-lawfare-phone-records/

Opinion | Jack Smith’s lawfare and James Comey’s arraignment on pathetically weak charges
Good people will be deterred from public service if they see a meaningful risk of winding up in jail afterward.
www.washingtonpost.com
October 8, 2025 at 8:46 PM

I spent more than a decade at The Post. It was good to me and I was proud to work there. I’ve largely refrained from being critical since I left. But this framing of the special counsel probe is embarrassing and flatly wrong. Stunning, but not. www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

— Philip Bump (@pbump.com) 2025-10-09T00:46:18.375Z

Philip Bump
‪@pbump.com‬

If you’d like a more realistic assessment; I wrote about it today.
https://www.pbump.net/o/dethawing-arctic-frost-and-the-new-biden-was-worse-argument/

Thawing out ‘Arctic Frost’ and the new Biden-was-worse argument
A recent American presidency, you may be alarmed to hear, engaged in an action that was "arguably worse than Watergate" — an event still positioned in some circles as the gold-standard of presidential...
www.pbump.net
October 8, 2025 at 8:48 PM

If you’d like a more realistic assessment; I wrote about it today. www.pbump.net/o/dethawing-...

— Philip Bump (@pbump.com) 2025-10-09T00:48:28.394Z

[Bernardo de La Paz]

1. Orwellian move by rag pushed right by sycophantic billionaire. . . . nt

[mahatmakanejeeves]

2. Good morning. You're up early. NT

[Bernardo de La Paz]

3. Going back to sleep before long. And you? . . nt

[mahatmakanejeeves]

4. Same here. I'm already on my first cup of coffee, but that stop me from

falling asleep again. The moon is way up there, and it’s a bit chilly.

[Irish_Dem]

5. J6 was Trump's brave attempt to take back a stolen election.

This is what Trump wants the history books to write.
Bastard.

[617Blue]

6. Yet many here still shoveling their money to Bezos. STFU if you're still giving Bezos money.

[Gimpyknee]

9. Easy for you to say.

I cancelled my subscription to the Washington Post when Bezos took control of it. I also cancelled my subscription to Amazon Prime. With the closing of so many stores, especially craft and linen shops, I have continued to use Amazon, as much as it hurts to do so. I’m sure I’m not alone among DUers here.

[COL Mustard]

7. Things like that make me glad

That I let my subscription run out.

[cachukis]

8. Thank you. Important revelation i will share with

a MAGAt who is all over this.

[ancianita]

10. THIS right here proves WaPo doesn't even care to get its facts straight about Smith:

Smith showed little restraint in his pursuit of a former president. He charged Trump for official acts he took as president.

SCOTUS had NOT even ruled on immunity over "official acts" as president in 2023 until July 2024. AT ALL.
So Smith had constitutional grounds and evidence for both cause and an indictment.
Trump delayed and delayed. Which is not what an innocent defendant does when they can disprove the prosecution in "discovery" -- which Trump's team delayed incessantly.

Maga SCOTUS rode in to save the day on his immunity claim in Trump v. United States on July 1, 2024.

He sought a gag order to limit Trump's ability to criticize the prosecution.

Smith knew that Trump's public criticisms were a public form of jury tampering. THAT's why he sought a gag order.

He tried to accelerate the case to try a leading presidential candidate before the 2024 election.

Smith proceeded under the "Speedy Trial" clause of the Constitution.

The Speedy Trial Act is a 1974 federal law establishing mandatory time limits for different stages of a federal criminal prosecution, such as filing an indictment and beginning trial. It aims to prevent undue delays and ensure defendants are not held in legal limbo. Key time limits include 30 days from arrest to indictment and 70 days from indictment or initial court appearance to the start of trial, with specific delays excluded from this timeframe. The act also sets out penalties, most notably the dismissal of charges, for noncompliance.

DeepMind AI

WaPo is firmly in trump's hip pocket, facts be damned.