Donald Trump would have been convicted over 2020 election, says special counsel
www.theguardian.com
Report by Jack Smith says evidence ‘was sufficient to obtain and sustain a conviction’ had Trump not won re-election in 2024

Donald Trump would have been convicted of crimes over his failed attempt to cling to power in 2020 if he had not won the presidential election in 2024, according to the special counsel who investigated him.

Jack Smith’s report (***the report is 174 pages long) detailing his team’s findings about Trump’s efforts to subvert democracy was released by the justice department early on Tuesday.

Following the insurrection on 6 January, 2021, Smith was appointed as special counsel to investigate Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election. His investigation culminated in a detailed report, submitted to the attorney general, Merrick Garland.

Volume one of the report meticulously outlines Trump’s actions, including his efforts to pressure state officials, assemble alternate electors and encourage supporters to protest against the election results.

  • Yeller_king@reddthat.com
    81·
    1 day ago

    It would be amazing for there to be a part of Canada with a decent climate. The awful climate is the main reason I can’t see myself moving to Canada.

    • Queen HawlSera@lemm.eeEnglish
      3·
      17 hours ago

      Eh Canada’s going to sink to our lows, in some respects (MAID being used as an ethnic cleansing program instead of an end-of-life-care program is a big outlier)

    • Maple Engineer@lemmy.world
      151·
      1 day ago

      -Life expectancy will go up from a world ranking of 48th (USA) to 20th (Canada).

      -Education will get better from 31st (USA) to 19th (Canada).

      -Math scores will improve from 34th (USA) to 9th (Canada).

      -Robberies will go down from 98 per 100,000 population to 62.

      -Traffic accident deaths will drop from 12.7 per 100,000 to 5.3.

      -You will spend half as much on health care yet get better outcomes.

      -Poverty in Canada is 1/3 the rate in the USA.

      -Although Canada has fewer millionaires, we more fairly distribute wealth (better income equality).

      -The minimum wage in Canada is double that in USA.

      and most important you will be happier (Canada ranked 15th, USA 23rd in happiness).

      (We couldn’t find a politeness index, but thank you for reading)

      But the climate.

    • kent_eh@lemmy.caEnglish
      2·
      17 hours ago

      The awful climate is the main reason I can’t see myself moving to Canada.

      That’s fine. We’re trying to cut back on immigration at the moment anyway.

      But since I’ve got you on the phone, would you mind doing something about all the noise coming from downstairs. It’s getting hard to sleep at night.