Bombshell New Motion Lays Out Legal Case for Trump's Culpability on January 6

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

58% : "Upon receiving a phone call alerting him that Pence had been taken to a secure location, [PERSON 15] rushed to the dining room to inform [Trump] in hopes that the defendant would take action to ensure Pence's safety," the filing states.
36% : If he wins, Trump will have the power to order the Department of Justice to drop the criminal charges against him.
35% : Not so."Trump -- who in August 2023 was charged with conspiracy to defraud the United States, conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding, obstruction of and attempt to obstruct an official proceeding, and conspiracy against rights -- contends that his actions were taken in his official capacity as president and not as a private individual.
33% : Special Counsel Jack Smith argues presidential immunity does not apply because Trump was acting as a private citizen.Jack Smith, the special counsel probing former U.S. President Donald Trump's attempt to subvert the 2020 presidential contest, on Wednesday presented a massive trove of fresh evidence supporting his election interference case against the 2024 Republican nominee.Smith's sprawling and highly anticipated 165-page motion -- which was partly unsealed Wednesday by presiding U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan -- states that Trump "asserts that he is immune from prosecution for his criminal scheme to overturn the 2020 presidential election because, he claims, it entailed official conduct.
32% : This motion provides a comprehensive account of the defendant's private criminal conduct; sets forth the legal framework created by Trump for resolving immunity claims; applies that framework to establish that none of the defendant's charged conduct is immunized because it either was unofficial or any presumptive immunity is rebutted; and requests the relief the government seeks, which is, at bottom, this: that the court determine that the defendant must stand trial for his private crimes as would any other citizen.Smith's filing details what Trump told various people in his inner circle, including then-Vice President Mike Pence, his now-disgraced and twice-disbarred lawyer Rudy Giuliani, and leading White House and Republican Party figures -- some of whose names remain undisclosed.
30% : "The desperate plan that Trump embarked on to try and overturn the results of a legitimate election was reprehensible, irresponsible, and -- the document shows -- criminal.
27% : "In his filing, Smith clarifies that the alleged criminal actions occurred while Trump was acting as a private citizen," Gilbert added.
17% : "Judge Chutkan unsealed the motion five weeks before Trump will face off against Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris in a tight presidential election.
2% : Trump is still pushing his "Big Lie" that Democrats stole the 2020 election; his running mate, U.S. Sen. J D Vance (R-Ohio), on Tuesday refused to acknowledge that Trump lost to Biden when he was asked about the election during a vice presidential debate against Democratic Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz.

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