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1 posted on 12/25/2023 7:46:43 PM PST by bitt
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Smith’s conviction against former Virginia Gov. Robert F. McDonnell, a Republican accused of accepting payments and gifts in violation of federal public corruption laws, was overturned by the Supreme Court.

His case against former Sen. John Edwards of North Carolina, a Democratic presidential candidate accused of illegally using campaign cash to conceal his mistress and love child, ended with a hung jury and mistrial.

His prosecution of Sen. Robert Menendez, a New Jersey Democrat accused of taking bribes, collapsed in a mistrial. In the Menendez case, 10 of the 12 jurors said prosecutors stretched the definition of the bribery and corruption statute and failed to make the case that receiving the gifts violated federal law.

The conviction of New York Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, a Democrat, on federal corruption charges was overturned by an appeals court. He was convicted during a second trial, but an appeals court threw out three of the six guilty verdicts.

Another hallmark of a Smith prosecution is leaking to news media. Several high-profile cases have been punctuated by news reports revealing evidence favorable to the prosecution. Another hallmark appears to be a broad interpretation of the law, resulting in several rebukes or failed prosecutions in Mr. Smith’s political cases.
33 posted on 12/25/2023 8:52:54 PM PST by Brown Deer
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A leak means he doesn't have anything substantial hence he has to create rumors and talking points.

The mention of a leak IS the leak.

35 posted on 12/25/2023 9:04:08 PM PST by yesthatjallen
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Sprawling as in can’t stand up.


36 posted on 12/25/2023 9:04:30 PM PST by HartleyMBaldwin
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It would have been leaked if this was true.


37 posted on 12/25/2023 9:09:47 PM PST by roving (Deplorable Listless Vessel Trumpist With Trumpitis)
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“Special Counsel Jack Smith has “sprawling” evidence against President Trump, CBS News reporter Robert Costa said citing sources.”

If this evidence existed it would have to be revealed to Trump’s attorneys during discovery. I’m calling BS on CBS.


38 posted on 12/25/2023 9:11:23 PM PST by ScottfromNJ
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I doubt CBS knows anything and Discovery will tell Trump’s lawyers everything. Just more wishful thinking there is some smoking gun that really does not exist.


40 posted on 12/25/2023 9:30:18 PM PST by Captain Peter Blood
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This guy is allowed to mine everything, such that he cones up with a final thing to try Trump on?

You are supposed to have evidence of a crime and gather only evidence of that one.

There is no end to the ways a lifetime of evidence across and entire populous could provide hints of possible crimes. Even taking a sample from a store 45 years ago would be difficult for someone to defend as not being shoplifting, when the evidence is sliced down to just showing you walking away while eating and the employee who gave it out is dead or can’t remember being there on that day.

This is 1984ish, to the extreme.


41 posted on 12/25/2023 9:30:19 PM PST by ConservativeMind (Trump: Befuddling Democrats, Republicans, and the Media for the benefit of the US and all mankind.)
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From Merriam-Webster:

sprawling—intransitive verb: to spread or develop irregularly or without restraint.

That does seem to describe the case, not the alleged evidence.


43 posted on 12/25/2023 9:57:00 PM PST by skr (Righteousness exalteth a nation: sin is a reproach to any people. - Proverbs 14:34)
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Adam Schiff said the same thing.


44 posted on 12/25/2023 10:20:54 PM PST by NoLibZone (We have the nation we deserve The bad guys are willing to protest and riot while we email.)
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Sprawling evidence of what?

Jack Smith defines the crime and creates his own statute. Shocker, he has sprawling evidence to support it.

Just like he did against Bob McDonnell and his wife? Just to see it get overturned.

Lawfare special agent Jack Smith and his home court of the U.S. Dustrict Court for the Committee of Public Safety, Judge Robespierre presiding.


46 posted on 12/25/2023 10:44:09 PM PST by FlipWilson
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“Sprawling evidence”? Is that like “self evident” or “beyond circumstantial”?


47 posted on 12/25/2023 10:44:47 PM PST by Extra-Ordinary Objectives (My preferred pronouns are intuitively obvious to the most casual observer.)
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But the question is, does he have “binders full of evidence”?


51 posted on 12/26/2023 12:36:40 AM PST by The Duke (Why do I think that the cynicism gene is going to be prevalent in future generations?)
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Have you ever seen eyes as cold and evil as Jack Smith?


53 posted on 12/26/2023 1:22:46 AM PST by tired&retired (Blessings )
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yep, “sprawling” — a precise legal term that undergirds Black’s Law Dictionary

“He has memos and diary entries from key witnesses, like former Vice President Mike Pence, key eyewitness testimony from people who are inside the Oval Office with Trump.”

It is has always amazed me that corrupt people like Jack Smith will tout the supposed impeccable reliability of a written memo, such as something that would come from Mike Pence.

People will lie on the witness stand, they have to be warned of perjury, but whatever is found that is written down by the same person is on the same level as Holy Writ.

If Smith had any evidence at all, he would have leaked it long ago.


56 posted on 12/26/2023 2:59:42 AM PST by odawg
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“Sprawling” is a term you might use when someone falls flat on his face.


57 posted on 12/26/2023 3:03:23 AM PST by Fresh Wind (Soros on assisting the Nazis with the Holocaust: "That's when my character was made.")
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Well that’s the end of Trump. They really have him dead to right this time. /s


59 posted on 12/26/2023 3:39:25 AM PST by Trump_Triumphant ("Our hearts are restless, Oh Lord, until they rest in thee"- St. Augustine)
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When your holding complete irrefutable evidence, as a duly appointed special council within the laws of the United States, you don’t do interviews with the media and show them your sprawling evidence.

When you get spanked by the SCOTUS, and you don’t have a real case, you do ‘politically motivated’ information releases to hurt the accused, deny him due process, and to attempt to legitimize the illegitimate in the hopes that it will prevent you from answering for your misconduct.

Smith just showed his hand.


60 posted on 12/26/2023 4:06:15 AM PST by Pete Dovgan
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This CBS reporter also said, “And if you don’t believe me, just ask Adam Schiff...he’ll tell you about all the evidence of Trump’s guilt!”


61 posted on 12/26/2023 4:33:09 AM PST by ExTxMarine (Finish the Wall and Deport them All!)
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Yeah, but there is sprawling evidence that the 2020 election was stolen and that the Bidens are crooks, so…


66 posted on 12/26/2023 5:17:31 AM PST by The Antiyuppie (When small men cast long shadows, then it is very late in the day.)
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Kind of like all the evidence of Russian collusion that Schiff claimed to have. Haven’t we stood about enough of these people?


68 posted on 12/26/2023 5:37:48 AM PST by bk1000 (Banned from Breitbart)
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