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

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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.

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