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    Jack Smith sagt den Republikanern im Repräsentantenhaus, was sie nicht über Trump hören wollen

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    1. msnownews on

      From Jordan Rubin, Deadline: Legal Blog writer and former prosecutor for the New York County District Attorney’s Office in Manhattan:

      There’s an old saying that a lawyer shouldn’t ask a question they don’t know the answer to. That wisdom usually arises on [cross-examination](https://www.ms.now/deadline-white-house/deadline-legal-blog/michael-cohen-trump-trial-cross-examination-blanche-rcna152278), when a witness takes a lawyer into unknown territory. But it’s at least as true for questions that a lawyer prepares to ask ahead of time.

      So it was strange, during [Jack Smith](https://www.ms.now/deadline-white-house/deadline-legal-blog/lindsey-halligan-jack-smith-ask-jordan)’s congressional testimony on Thursday, when Rep. Ben Cline, R-Va., asked Smith the following, seemingly prepared, question about the gag order Smith got against Donald Trump in the [federal election interference case](https://www.ms.now/deadline-white-house/deadline-legal-blog/jack-smith-trump-federal-election-interference-case-dismiss-rcna181669). Cline, whose House bio says he previously worked as an attorney, asked the former special counsel: “In fact, there was no real-world harm that you could articulate justified giving the federal government the power to silence him as a presidential candidate, was there?”

      This was an odd question, because U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan had *granted* Smith’s motion to restrict statements targeting people involved in the proceedings. [The judge wrote](https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.258149/gov.uscourts.dcd.258149.105.0_2.pdf): “Undisputed testimony cited by the government demonstrates that when Defendant [Trump] has publicly attacked individuals, including on matters related to this case, those individuals are consequently threatened and harassed.” She added that the defense argument “that no limits may be placed on Defendant’s speech because he is engaged in a political campaign is untenable.”

      Read more: [https://www.ms.now/deadline-white-house/deadline-legal-blog/jack-smith-testimony-trump-ben-cline-house-republicans](https://www.ms.now/deadline-white-house/deadline-legal-blog/jack-smith-testimony-trump-ben-cline-house-republicans)

    2. CouchCorrespondent on

      Seeing Jim Jordan lecture, yell, use a mocking tone, and mumble shit was certainly something.

      Since he likes to be watched on TV, make sure you watch the documentary „Surviving Ohio State“ on HBO Max.

    3. Newscast_Now on

      Question: why was everybody that you subpoenaed and questioned Republican?

      Answer: well you see, a Republican tried to steal an election and the only people that we could find who were involved in the conspiracy were also Republicans. Next time that Republicans try to steal an election, I will be sure to subpoena a few Democrats to be fair and balanced, thank you.

    4. RamonaQ-JunieB on

      In the battle of wits with Jack Smith, I think Representative Ben Cline lost.

    5. NotAnotherBlingBlop on

      They know he’s a criminal. They just love power more than justice.

    6. TheHumanGnomeProject on

      Unwilling to hear. They’re okay with the J6ers being pardoned. That’s a travesty. They’re now arresting peaceful protestors in Minnesota. They’re not investigating the killing of an unarmed white woman by a federal agent. We know they’re morally bankrupt. They’re that way on purpose.

    7. Shopworn_Soul on

      He didn’t tell those complicit assholes anything they didn’t already know.

    9. Ohuigin on

      All he did was tell them what they already knew but just did it in public. Fuck off with all this “what they didn’t want to hear” bullshit.

      They’ve all heard this and more behind closed doors and yet continue to publicly suck his tiny 🥕 anyway.

      Biggest group of cowards this nation has ever seen.

    11. True_Dog_4098 on

      Jack Smith didn’t tell the Republicans anything that they don’t already know.

    12. fotofiend on

      I loved some of the democrats who straight up called out the Republicans in the room for talking shit about Trump behind his back. I think it was Swalwell that said they all do it, they all know Trump is a clown, and they all know he’s guilty. But they’re too chickenshit to stand up to him.

    14. JediMindTrek on

      Could he tell the Senate Republicans too by chance? Maybe someone could email them? Leave a message?!?

    16. Equivalent_Sea_1895 on

      Would someone explain to me why MSNow does not get any more respect from the masses?

      I know they are all about trump and the atrocities he begat, but I feel they are working hard to keep,the US’ s head above water.

    17. Modano9009 on

      They literally didn’t want to hear it – anytime he was in the midst of explaining anything they cut him off.

    18. dawgblogit on

      Why would he charge more before the most influential went down…  so fkd up

    19. CaptainOktoberfest on

      But if Republicans stick their fingers in their ears and shout „LaLaLa“ it doesn’t count.  Checkmate Jack Smith, you should have seen that one coming.

    20. DarkArmyLieutenant on

      This is their one goddamn chance to finally be free of that moron, they need to take it… They won’t, but they need to take it.

    22. Basicyeti837 on

      Jack Smith tells House Republicans what they already know about Trump but don’t want anyone to say aloud.

    23. itz_ritz on

      This man is an absolute hero. He knows that the Republicans will likely murder him for outing their one true God, yet he still has the stones to do what’s right.

    24. Wild_Pokemon_Appears on

      Out of all the MAGAs in congress, I actually believe Jordan would suck Donald Trump’s shriveled dong if told to do so. 

    26. NeatlyCritical on

      None of them listen, if it’s not a lie and idiotic they don’t hear.

    28. Sour_baboo on

      I think the more accurate headline is : „House Republicans side with criminal who they should impeach“

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