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19. It's all meaningless and probably destroyed now because he sat on it.

Reply to Celerity (Original post)

Wed Oct 15, 2025, 04:12 PM

Oct 15

The real story is why he didn’t prosecute. Were his hands tied? By who?

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Jack Smith Reveals He Had "Tons of Evidence" Against Trump [View all] Celerity Oct 15 OP

I really don't know what to do with this. Baitball Blogger Oct 15 #1

America executed 2 people (the Rosenbergs) for doing exactly what Trump did with those stolen documents Botany Oct 15 #2

Ethel Rosenberg was innocent OutNow Oct 15 #26

Ethel was well aware of what her husband was doing Botany Oct 15 #27

I think Ethel's husband should have gotten life in prison only. Xolodno Oct 15 #28

if only this had been released prior to the most samsingh Oct 15 #3

We've handed the country over to criminals and fascists. hadEnuf Oct 15 #4

They had a long term plan. littlemissmartypants Oct 15 #7

Really hard to grasp what is happening here. bluestarone Oct 15 #5

IT WAS THE JUDGE WHO DELAYED THE PROCEEDINGS OVER AND OVER maxsolomon Thursday #41

Yea ty, i remember now, after the supreme court granted immunity, right? bluestarone Thursday #42

Is there s reason kacekwl Oct 15 #6

Yes. H2O Man Oct 15 #10

so garland held it back? nt Javaman Oct 15 #12

No. H2O Man Oct 15 #13

please elaborate. nt Javaman Oct 15 #14

Oh, sure. H2O Man Oct 15 #16

ahh okay, I thought it was. thanks! :) nt Javaman Oct 15 #17

garland was the ag rampartd Oct 15 #30

Perhaps you H2O Man Thursday #33

Which one of the Supremes? flamingdem Thursday #35

but he did not release the report, so "yes" rampartd Oct 15 #31

Wrong. H2O Man Thursday #32

Leaks are very popular kacekwl Oct 15 #29

They sure can be. H2O Man Thursday #34

Yeah, I know. I'm surprised there haven't been more of them of late. hamsterjill Thursday #44

A kick and a rec for you for providing the archive link. ... littlemissmartypants Oct 15 #8

kick Passages Oct 15 #9

Recommended. H2O Man Oct 15 #11

Well, SOMEBODY needs to be! calimary Oct 15 #21

Trump is a career criminal that commits Johonny Oct 15 #15

Halligan will probably indict Smith in the coming weeks. sop Oct 15 #18

Yup. Even with Halligan's lack of evidence, experience, credentials - just a failed beauty queen. erronis Oct 15 #20

and it will be a complete joke if so LymphocyteLover Thursday #37

It's all meaningless and probably destroyed now because he sat on it. live love laugh Oct 15 #19

He did prosecute maxsolomon Thursday #43

Jack Smith and Merrick Garland were failures. oldmanlynn Oct 15 #22

Patience, grasshopper. Garland's got this. Scrivener7 Oct 15 #23

What Smith should do.... 1. Keep it up Grins Oct 15 #24

No wonder Smith has not been indicted flamingdem Thursday #36

Makes me wonder... WestMichRad Oct 15 #25

Everyone paying attention knew Dump was guilty as fuck in this documents case. LymphocyteLover Thursday #38

Well hold on to it, just in case Abstractartist Thursday #39

Evidence gfarber Thursday #40