Jack Smith says he thought Trump would have been convicted

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

47% : Trump has repeatedly called the prosecutions against him 'witch hunts.'With the prosecution foreclosed thanks to Trump's election victory, the 137-page document is expected to be the final Justice Department chronicle of the probesHe wrote to Attorney General Merrick Garland that he believed had Trump stood trial on the charges, he would have been convictedHe has nominated loyalist former Florida AG Pam Bondi to lead the agency.
40% : 'I believe the example our team set for others to fight for justice without regard for the personal costs matters.'Trump was charged with willful retention of classified documents at Mar-a-Lago, in a case Cannon dismissed this summer that was on appeal when Trump won the November election.
39% : The report, coming just days before Trump is to return to the White House on January 20, focuses fresh attention on his frantic but failed effort to cling to power in 2020.
39% : Once Trump takes office January 20th, his own Justice Department will get to make determinations on whether the report on the classified documents case ever gets released.
37% : Neither of Smith's cases against Trump reached trial and the president-elect has fiercely maintained his innocence during the 'political' prosecution.
32% : He wrote to Attorney General Merrick Garland that he believed had Trump stood trial on the charges, he would have been convicted.
28% : The document includes for the first time a detailed assessment from Smith about his investigation, as well as a defense by Smith against criticism by Trump and his allies that the investigation was politicized.
26% : Special Counsel Jack Smith stood by his decision to bring criminal charges against Donald Trump in a much-anticipated report released TuesdayThe report, coming just days before Trump is to return to the White House on January 20, focuses fresh attention on his frantic but failed effort to cling to power in 2020'While we were not able to bring the cases we charged to trial, I believe the fact that our team stood up for the rule of law matters,' Smith continued.
23% : Legal filings reveal that Smith accuses Trump of being 'the head of the criminal conspiracies,' and his footnotes indicate the combined reports run beyond 200 pages.
21% : Special Counsel Jack Smith stood by his decision to bring charges against Donald Trump and said he would have been convicted had he not won the election in a much-anticipated report.

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