Evidence like nobody’s ever seen

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Sat, 07/01/2023 - 02:30
Updated
Sat, 07/01/2023 - 02:30
DOJ examines Trump’s actions Donald Trump likes to use variants of “nobody’s ever seen.” It seems Special Counsel Jack Smith and his team of investigators are gathering evidence against him the likes of which nobody’s ever seen (Bloomberg): Officials in several states confirmed they have complied with an early round of grand jury subpoenas from Smith’s office. One set of material reviewed by Bloomberg from a key battleground in Nevada shows Trump’s 2020 campaign representatives lobbing accusations of fraud and mismanagement at local officials in the days after the election. Attorneys working under Smith are also poring over dozens of interview transcripts from the congressional panel that just wrapped up its own Jan. 6 probe, said people familiar with the investigation, who asked not to be named to discuss information not yet public. That includes testimony from White House aides who said Trump knew he lost the election and at least one Republican official who linked the former president to efforts to seat alternate slates of electors in some states he lost. Trump is the focus of two Smith-led investigations, one into Trump’s handling of federal documents. The other centers on Trump’s involvement in efforts to overturn the 2020 election and alleged complicity in the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol by his supporters two years ago today. State and county officials in Arizona, Georgia, New Mexico and Nevada confirmed they’ve complied with subpoenas. Officials in Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin declined to comment or didn’t immediately respond. Trump may be in for…