NEW: Garland Releases Part 1 of Jack Smith Report, Trump Responds to 'Lamebrain Prosecutor'

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

44% : The focus Tuesday will be on Trump's Secretary of Defense nominee, Pete Hegseth and the Senate Armed Services Committee hearing regarding his confirmation.
42% : Attorney General Merrick Garland released the first volume, which focuses on the election case against Trump, of Smith's report on Tuesday at midnight after back-and-forth in the federal court system.
32% : In the lengthy report, Smith said his office fully stands behind the decision to bring criminal charges against Trump because he "resorted to a series of criminal efforts to retain power" after he lost the 2020 election.Smith said in his conclusion that the parties were determining whether any material in the "superseding indictment was subject to presidential immunity" when it became clear that Trump had won the 2024 election.
30% : An opening letter from Smith, who resigned last week, to Garland said that it is "laughable" that Trump believes the Biden administration, or other political actors, influenced or directed his decisions as a prosecutor, stating that he was guided by the Principles of Federal Prosecution.
25% : Following the report's release, Trump took to Truth Social to share his view of the report and the man who prosecuted him.
7% : As noted by Washington Examiner correspondent and Fox News contributor Byron York, the report explains why Trump was not charged with "insurrection" -- namely, that Smith didn't believe he could prove Trump guilty of such.

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