Jack Smith rebuts Trump's claims of "exoneration," details campaign to overturn the 2020 election

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

53% : Despite a lack of accountability for the president-elect, the report's release contains a startling and detailed look at Trump's plans to hold onto power at any cost.Smith's report alleges that Trump was fully aware that his voter fraud claims weren't true, noting that "some of the highest-ranking officials in his own Administration, including the Vice President, told him directly that there was no evidence to support his claims.
42% : "Finally, when other schemes to subvert the vote didn't work, Trump "made one more attempt to retain power" on Jan. 6, the report found.
40% : "The report lays out a vast case against Trump, alleging significant misuses of his position while omitting "evidence uncovered regarding Mr. Trump's misuse of presidential power" in light of the Supreme Court's ruling that he enjoys immunity for "official acts.
30% : Trump and his allies unsuccessfully fought to block the report's release.
26% : "The report alleges that Trump told DOJ officials to "just say that the election was corrupt and leave the rest to me and the Republican congressmen.
24% : Trump admitted the day before the attack that his supporters were "angry" and ready to "go by very different rules" due to his fraud claims, but still told a crowd to "fight" and march to the Capitol.
18% : "Per the report, Trump acknowledged that his attorney Sidney Powell's false claims about voting machines were "crazy" before he spread them.
14% : The 137-page final report lays out alleged schemes by Trump to pressure state officials in Michigan, Georgia, Arizona and other states to change election results, send fake slates of electors to Congress, abuse the Department of Justice's credibility to bolster his election subversion campaign, pressure then-Vice President Mike Pence to illegally stop the electoral count certification and ultimately encourage a mob of his supporters to march on the U.S. Capitol.Smith wrote that his office "stands fully behind" its findings but acknowledged DOJ's policy against indicting or prosecuting sitting presidents.

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