From the Daily Caller: George Washington University law professor Jonathan Turley said on Wednesday that special counsel Jack Smith has “stretched the law” by handing over a superseding indictment against former President Donald Trump.
The indictment, filed on Tuesday night, includes the same four charges as Smith’s initial indictment handed down on Aug. 1, 2023, in relation to Trump’s alleged interference in the 2020 election. Turley said on Fox News’ “America Reports” that Smith has “always played right up the margin” in his past legal cases, even causing his case against former Republican Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell to be vacated by the Supreme Court.
“This is vintage Jack Smith. He has always played right up to the margin in cases, and at times he has crossed over. He was reversed by the U.S. Supreme Court on probably his previous most famous case because he stretched the law, and that has been a signature of his, and I think he’s still doing it,” Turley said.
Turley noted that all Smith did was just remove lines that referred to “official conduct” and removed some government individuals, but otherwise left the charges the same.
“It reminded me, I was once at my favorite Italian beef stand in Chicago, a woman asked for a low-cal option, and the owner cut the sandwich in half and charged her the full amount. And I think that’s basically what this is, he’s basically charging the full amount, there’s just less product,” Turley quipped.
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Jonathan Turley Says Smith ‘Stretched The Law’ With Superseding Indictment Against Trump pic.twitter.com/L686k8Ky4r
— Daily Caller (@DailyCaller) August 28, 2024
Here is the new indictment of former President Donald Trump by Special Counsel Jack Smith, which is to indictments what shrinkflation is to products — same package just less content…
chrome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/https://t.co/W50Flzb2B6— Jonathan Turley (@JonathanTurley) August 27, 2024
……It reminds me of my favorite Italian beef stand in Chicago when a women asked if there was a low cal option. The owner cut it in half and charged her the same amount…
— Jonathan Turley (@JonathanTurley) August 27, 2024
…The inclusion of the count raises the question whether Smith is inclined to follow the strong suggestion of Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson in Fischer that Jan. 6th might be construed in such narrow terms. https://t.co/wDGfudjOTg
— Jonathan Turley (@JonathanTurley) August 27, 2024
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