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Occupy Democrats • • Follow •* X 37m • * BREAKING: "BEYOND A REASONABLE DOUBT" — Jack Smith calmly destroys Trump's "witch hunt" fantasy in testimony before Congress. This morning, Jack Smith walked into the lion's den of a Republican-controlled House Judiciary Committee meeting, and calmly laid out Trump's crimes for the world to see. Behind closed doors on Capitol Hill, former Special Prosecutor Jack Smith did what Republicans desperately hoped he wouldn't: he methodically, unapologetically, and calmly reminded them why Donald Trump was charged in the first place - and why no amount of political revenge can erase In an hours-long deposition before the Committee, the former special counsel made one thing crystal clear: Trump is responsible for Trump actions. Not Joe Biden. Not Democrats. Not the "deep state.* Just Trump. "The decision to bring charges against President Trump was mine," Smith told lawmakers, "but the basis for those charges rests entirely with President Trump and his actions." Translation: if Trump didn't want indictments, he shouldn't have committed the crime (allegedly). Smith didn't hedge. He didn't flinch. He said his team uncovered evidence proving "beyond a reasonable doubt that Trump engaged in a criminal scheme to overturn the 2020 election and block the lawful transfer of power — a stunning reminder of just how close the country came to losing its democracy. On the classified documents case, Smith said the evidence was "powerful" and that Trump "repe
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