Jack Smith’s other investigation into Trump hasn’t slowed down
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Special counsel Jack Smith announced charges against former President Donald Trump last week related to his alleged mishandling of classified documents, but further charges may be levied at the former president in Smith’s other investigation.
Smith was appointed in November 2022 by Attorney General Merrick Garland and was tasked with investigating both the classified documents allegations and allegations related to Trump’s involvement in the Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021.
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Garland described the Capitol riot investigation in Washington as an “investigation into whether any person or entity unlawfully interfered with the transfer of power following the 2020 presidential election or the certification of the Electoral College vote held on or about January 6, 2021,” when announcing Smith’s appointment last year.
The investigation into the Capitol riot appears to be going full steam ahead as ABC News reports Nevada Republican Party Chairman Michael McDonald and Nevada Republican Party committee member Jim DeGraffenreid were seen going into the federal courthouse where the grand jury for the investigation regularly meets on Tuesday.
McDonald, who was involved in a plan to send illegitimate electors to cast Nevada’s six electoral votes in the 2020 presidential election, previously had his cellphone seized by the FBI, per a report.
Smith offered a brief statement on Friday regarding the indictment of Trump on classified document charges but made no mention of the Capitol riot investigation.
“Adherence to the rule of law is a bedrock principle of the Department of Justice. And our nation’s commitment to the rule of law sets an example for the world. We have one set of laws in this country, and they apply to everyone. Applying those laws. Collecting facts. That’s what determines the outcome of an investigation. Nothing more. Nothing less,” Smith said in his remarks last week.
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Trump is also facing a separate investigation into his alleged attempts to overthrow the results of the 2020 presidential election in Georgia.
There is not a clear timeline for when Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis would bring charges, if a grand jury elects to, but she reportedly told judges to limit in-person hearings for two weeks in the middle of August.