Special counsel can present ā€˜substantialā€™ new evidence against Trump in January 6 case, judge rules | CNN Politics
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Special counsel Jack Smith this week will be allowed to file hundreds ofĀ pages of legal arguments and evidence gathered in the 2020 election subversionĀ and January 6 US Capitol attack criminal case against former President Donald Trump, a federal judge ruled Tuesday.

"The brief due Thursday (9/26) ā€“ which is expected to exceed 200 pages, including exhibits, and is meant to convince courts Trump should be prosecuted for alleged obstruction and conspiracy criminal activity ā€” is a rare avenue for evidence to be aired in court before a trial.

Chutkan of the DC District Court, in a six-page opinion, said she would allowĀ such an outsized briefingĀ because the Supreme Court, in its recent decision to give Trumpā€™sĀ actions whileĀ president immunity from prosecution, has directed her as the trial judge to look closely at facts in the case to decide ifĀ some allegationsĀ could moveĀ forward to trial."

  • Zexks@lemmy.world
    9Ā·
    13 hours ago

    There was an article around here a few days ago about the creation of the Apprentice. And it basically all came from that. Without that show trump likely would have disappeared forgotten to history or lost to Russian debtors. This all started there with those producers.

    • Maeve@kbin.earth
      32Ā·
      7 hours ago

      And those are people who should be prosecuted, and they wonā€™t be, because theyā€™re in the club.

      • EatATaco@lemm.eeEnglish
        2Ā·
        2 hours ago

        Wait, are you arguing that the people who put Trump on a reality are only avoiding criminal prosecution because they are in some club?

    • MimicJar@lemmy.world
      6Ā·
      12 hours ago

      Iā€™m guessing https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/14/business/donald-trump-apprentice.html

      and overall I agree.

      Iā€™ve never watched The Apprentice. Not because Iā€™m ā€œtoo coolā€ for it or anything. I remember watching the first season of two of Survivor. It was a fun enough show, but eventually I just got bored of it. I know Iā€™m somewhat in the minority as reality TV really took off. Tons of reality TV exists today for a wide variety of shows and there are tons of success.

      However I look at many of the folks (older adults) who are Trump supporters now and Iā€™m confident they got their start watching him on The Apprentice.