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Or twist the results of an election, that is the fraud. Or twist the results of an election, that is the fraud. Special counsel jack smith arriving. That is the fraud. Special counsel jack smith arriving. Lets that is the fraud. Special counsel jack smith arriving. Lets listen jack smith arriving. Lets listen in. Good evening. Today an indictment was unsealed. Charging donald] trump with conspiring to defraud the united states, conspiring to disenfranchise voters and conspiring to obstruct an official proceeding. The indictment was issued by a grand jury the indictment was issued by a grand jury of citizens here in the district of columbia, sets forth a our crimes charged in detail. I encourage everyone to read it in full. The crimes. The attack on our Nations Capital on]anuary the 6th, 2021 was an unprecedented assault on the seat of american democracy. It is described in the indictment, fuelled by lies, lies by the defendant targeted at obstructing a Better Commission of the us government, the nations process of collecting from and certifying the results of the president ial election. The men and women of Law Enforcement who defended the us capital on]anuary the 6th are heroes. They are patriots in the very best of us. They did notjust defend a building, but the people sheltering in its, they put their lives on the line to defend who we are as a country and as a people. They defended the very institutions and principles that defined the united states. Since the attack on our capital the department of]ustice has remained committed to ensuring accountability for those criminally responsible for what happened that day. This case is brought consistent with that commitment. Our investigation of other individuals continues. In this case, my office will seek a speedy trial so that our evidence can be tested in court and judged by a jury of citizens. In the meantime, i must emphasise that the indictment is only an allegation and that the defendant must be presumed innocent until Proven Guilty Beyond A Reasonable Doubt in a court of law. I would like to thank the members of the Federal Bureau Of Investigation who are working on this investigation with my office as well as the many Career Prosecutors and Law Enforcement agents from around the country who have worked on previous]anuary the country who have worked on previous January The 6th investigations. These women and men are publics of servants of the highest order and it is a privilege to work alongside them. Thank you. All right, there we solve the statement from the Special Counsel, ]ack statement from the Special Counsel, jack smith. As was announced, a short statement that he delivered and he has taken no questions from the press gathered there and he did say that he is seeking, his office is speaking seeking a speedy trial so their evidence can be tested in court and judged. We have been waiting for this moment to hear from jack smith, what did you make of his statement . Like last time when he handed him the indictment, ]ack like last time when he handed him the indictment, jack smith, for the classified documents it was very short and to the point, he did not take any questions. What was interesting in it he said, i encourage everyone to read it in full. A 45 pages, we are still making our way through it and it does go into a lot of detail about why the Department Ofjustice believes that donald trump is culpable for what happened on January The 6th. Notjust culpable for what happened on January The 6th. Not just for what happened on]anuary January The 6th. Not just for what happened on January The 6th, January The 6th. Not just for what happened on]anuary the 6th, but also information to the lead up to the attack. They are 20 draw a line from the moment that donald trump refused to accept the exception lost the moment we saw the attack of the capital which i can see right in front of me. He said there is a set, i encourage everyone to read it in full. A 45 page indictment, for charges, and to remind, donald trump will appear in court here on thursday at 4pm eastern time. ]ack thursday at 4pm eastern time. Jack smith will also be in the courtroom. He was in miami, in the courthouse than when donald trump was arraigned and he will be here again on thursday. And he will be here again on thursday and he will be here again on thursda. , ~. Thursday. Stay there. We will bring in the rest of thursday. Stay there. We will bring in the rest of our thursday. Stay there. We will bring in the rest of our panel. Thursday. Stay there. We will bring in the rest of our panel. We thursday. Stay there. We will bring in the rest of our panel. We have. In the rest of our panel. We have still have stephanie and joe and doug with us. ]oe, still have stephanie and joe and doug with us. Joe, i will come to you now, from what you heard from jack smith there what does that tell you about how his office is approaching this trial . Again, it will hinue approaching this trial . Again, it will hinge largely approaching this trial . Again, it will hinge largely on approaching this trial . Again, it will hinge largely on the approaching this trial . Again, it i will hinge largely on the argument that donald trump knew deep down, he had lost that donald trump knew deep down, he had lost the that donald trump knew deep down, he had lost the election. And he used fraud had lost the election. And he used fraud and had lost the election. And he used fraud and deceit to instigate violence fraud and deceit to instigate violence and to try to stop congress from validating the correct results of the from validating the correct results of the election. It will be interesting because it is not, again. Interesting because it is not, again, ]ack interesting because it is not, again, jack smith and the indictment can again, ]ack smith and the indictment can point again, jack smith and the indictment can point to again, jack smith and the indictment can point to the fact that trunks attorney can point to the fact that trunks Attorney General and director of nationai Attorney General and director of National Intelligence of all these people National Intelligence of all these people told him, mr president , you lost the people told him, mr president , you lost the election, but it is not what lost the election, but it is not what a lost the election, but it is not what a reasonable person believes under what a reasonable person believes under the what a reasonable person believes under the circumstances. It is what donald under the circumstances. It is what donald trump believed. So that will be a donald trump believed. So that will he a big donald trump believed. So that will be a big battle here. The prosecution to show Beyond A Reasonable Doubt that donald trump knew he reasonable doubt that donald trump knew he lost the election. The way that they knew he lost the election. The way that they will do that is bringing witnesses in. Saying, i told that they will do that is bringing witnesses in. Saying, itold him he lost, but witnesses in. Saying, itold him he lost, but it witnesses in. Saying, itold him he lost, but it will be difficult to say that lost, but it will be difficult to say that they know it was in his head. Because without that intent to defraud, head. Because without that intent to defraud, these charges become difficult defraud, these charges become difficult to prove. Defraud, these charges become difficult to prove. Doug, bringing ou in difficult to prove. Doug, bringing you in here. Difficult to prove. Doug, bringing you in here. We difficult to prove. Doug, bringing you in here, we heard difficult to prove. 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The special. Counsel has spent months and months amassing evidence, interviewing dozens of witnesses in Gathered Thousands of documents and i dont think he would have brought charges which are serious ones, if he were not confident. That he could prove Beyond A Reasonable Doubt the defendants guilt. It remains to be seen obviously, the president , former, cant and will have various legal defences. It is a lengthy indictment. As i said, these are serious charges and we have seen a lot of evidence in the facts and the Special Counsel is already amassed and set forth in this indictment. What on the question of intent . He made the point that it will be difficult to prove that the former president actually lied and did know that what he was doing was wrong. That is what i think this trial may ultimately turn on. As whether donald trump genuinely believes that this was a stolen election. The everything he did was simply to arrange the fright and basically reinstate what he believes to be the true results, or on the other hand, did he realise in his heart, and his mind that the selection in fact was not fraudulent and that he had lost. In that case, everything he did was designed to overturn the rightful outcome. So although im sure no one of Thejurors May outcome. So although im sure no one of the jurors may say, how can we get into someones mind, is ourjob, for better orfor worse, get into someones mind, is ourjob, for better or for worse, that really is going to be theirjob at the end of the day is determining what former president trumps intent was in the days leading up to January The 6th. In the days leading up to January The 6th. ~. ,. , in the days leading up to january the6th. ~. ,. ,. In the days leading up to january the6th. ~. ,. , the 6th. What about obstructing an official proceeding, the 6th. What about obstructing an official proceeding, how the 6th. What about obstructing an official proceeding, how will the 6th. What about obstructing an official proceeding, how will the i official proceeding, how will the special prosecutors, Special Counsel or office go about looking at this, we know obviously that is exactly what writers were attempting to do, they themselves, more than 1100 have been charged. Proving that the former president let them will be a different case. I former president let them will be a different case. Different case. I suspect that there will be several different case. I suspect that there will be several different different case. I suspect that there will be several different buckets i will be several different buckets here. There will be one bucket with a Special Counsel is going to focus on donald trump efforts to obstruct the election, certification of us through various means, the so called fraudulent electoral scheme. His effort to pressure State Officials to change the outcome. So there is that bucket of trying to shut that the president was trying to correct the president was trying to correct the proceeding. I think the other bucket may be the one that you were focused on which is to say, what role or responsibility have for the riots that happen on]anuary the 6th. Did he actually urge people to act violently, was that his intent, his purpose in saying what he said . I suspect that in both buckets, with the Special Counsel will be doing is to try to prove his case with insider evidence. People who were in the president s inner circle who spoke with him behind closed doors. What did they tell him and more importantly, whats the presidency in response. Importantly, whats the presidency in response in response. Really interesting to net our in response. Really interesting to get your take in response. Really interesting to get your take i in response. Really interesting to get your take. I think in response. Really interesting to get your take. I think we in response. Really interesting to get your take. I think we have in response. Really interesting to get your take. I think we have to | get your take. I think we have to let you go but thank you so much for joining us. I will bring in the rest of our Panel Freight back in. Stephanie, i had been wanting to ask you as well about your take on what we heard from the Special Counsel, ]ack we heard from the Special Counsel, jack smith and how he is going to pursue this case. I jack smith and how he is going to pursue this case. Jack smith and how he is going to pursue this case. I Thinkjack Smith was solemn pursue this case. I Thinkjack Smith was solemn. This pursue this case. I Thinkjack Smith was solemn. This is pursue this case. I Thinkjack Smith was solemn. This is a pursue this case. I Thinkjack Smith was solemn. This is a serious was solemn. This is a serious matter. I think the brief Press Conference really focused on the facts of what he intended to show, it shows that he is trying to pull the politics out of this and make sure that, he even mentioned that there is a presumption of innocence, it is important to show that this is a serious legal proceeding. We are at a crossroads in our country to define, in front of the world, what type of country we truly are. If a person can sayjust because, i dont believe. Forget about what facts show, courts have shown, all of the cases about the fraud, forget about what my advisers are telling, i believe that i should still be the president and if the courts will not allow that person to be held accountable for that, we have a very fragile democracy. I think it is going to be very difficult, if he is not held accountable, probably a country that says if we stand for democracy around the globe that we will be a laughing stock. There has to be an account for what happens on January The 6th. That to be an account for what happens on January The 6th January The 6th. That is something that the special January The 6th. That is something that the Special Counsel January The 6th. That is something that the Special Counsel himself i that the Special Counsel himself said, he talked about accountability and that this case is very much aligned with that effort to have some sort of accountability on what happens. I want to bring in our correspondent and, we have been getting more reactions from republicans in particular to this indictment coming down today from the grand jury, we have heard from the grand jury, we have heard from the former president on the biden and his campaign, bring us up to date on what is being said and reaction to this indictment truth social. Reaction to this indictment truth social. �. Reaction to this indictment truth social. � ,. , reaction to this indictment truth social. � ,. , ,. , social. Its not surprising that republicans social. 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Reaction from ron desantis who is of course reaction from ron desantis who is of course Donald Trumps closest but the Student Rival for the Republican Party president ial nomination, he has said Party President ial nomination, he has said to Party President ial nomination, he has said to quote some of his tweet, he said has said to quote some of his tweet, he said as has said to quote some of his tweet, he said as president , i learned that will position of government replace the fbi will position of government replace the fbi director and ensure single standard the fbi director and ensure single standard ofjustice for all standard of justice for all americans. Standard ofjustice for all americans. He said, while i have seen americans. He said, while i have seen reports, have not read the indictment. I do believe that we need indictment. I do believe that we need to indictment. I do believe that we need to enact reforms that americans have the need to enact reforms that americans have the right to remove cases from washington, dc to their home district washington, dc to their home district. So he is not necessarily condemning the incitement exactly, nor is condemning the incitement exactly, nor is he condemning the incitement exactly, nor is he necessarily supporting donald nor is he necessarily supporting donald trump. Hes not getting these tricky waters. Members of the Republican House members who have condemned the indictment include, ]im ]ordans, condemned the indictment include, ]im]ordans, steve condemned the indictment include, ]im ]ordans, steve sleeves, condemned the indictment include, ]im]ordans, steve sleeves, mike johnson ]im]ordans, steve sleeves, mike johnson it ]im]ordans, steve sleeves, mike ]ohnson. It will be interesting to see what ]ohnson. It will be interesting to see what happens in terms of the Republican Partys general reaction to this Republican Partys general reaction to this. With the first two indictments can argue the Republican Party can indictments can argue the Republican Party can dismiss them. They can see that does party can dismiss them. They can see that does not party can dismiss them. They can see that does not affect us. What donald trump that does not affect us. What donald trump did that does not affect us. What donald trump did six years ago with an adult trump did six years ago with an Adult Film Trump did six years ago with an adult film star, allegedly is none of our adult film star, allegedly is none of our business, the classified documents, they can say, biden had classified documents, they can say, biden had classified documents, mike pence, even though totally different cases. But this even though totally different cases. But this indictment about January The 6th but this indictment about January The 6th and to the false claims that donald the 6th and to the false claims that donald trump pushed about the eiection donald trump pushed about the election being stolen from him, that affects election being stolen from him, that affects the election being stolen from him, that affects the entire Republican Party. He saw affects the entire Republican Party. He saw that in the Midterm Elections where he saw that in the Midterm Elections where donald trump made this very much where donald trump made this very much his where donald trump made this very much his message. And he feels that a lot of much his message. And he feels that a lot of the much his message. And he feels that a lot of the Election Deniers in key seeds a lot of the Election Deniers in key seeds such a lot of the Election Deniers in key seeds such as senate races and they did not seeds such as senate races and they did not wind. They allow the democrats to paint the republicans as a prefix democrats to paint the republicans as a Prefix Treatments as anti democratic and we know that is whatjoe anti democratic and we know that is what]oe biden is pushing in his message what]oe biden is pushing in his message for election. So if you think message for election. So if you think about it, this trial, ]anuary think about it, this trial, January The 6th think about it, this trial, January The 6th will not be playing out next year in the 6th will not be playing out next year in the the 6th will not be playing out next year in the heat of the election campaign. We will hear about this a lot, donald campaign. We will hear about this a lot, donald trump will talk about this and lot, donald trump will talk about this and continue to push his claims that the this and continue to push his claims that the election was stolen. There is a lot that the election was stolen. There is a lot of that the election was stolen. There is a lot of evidence to suggest the american is a lot of evidence to suggest the american electorate does not buy that message. The polls after the congressional investigations into january congressional investigations into January The 6th found that nearly half of January The 6th found that nearly half of americans do think that donald half of americans do think that donald trump is culpable in some way for what donald trump is culpable in some way for what happened. So do think it will he for what happened. So do think it will be interesting to see how this affects will be interesting to see how this affects the Republican Party. Like i said, affects the Republican Party. Like i said. As affects the Republican Party. Like i said. As we affects the Republican Party. Like i said, as we saw in the midterms, it is somewhat said, as we saw in the midterms, it is somewhat of an albatross for the party is somewhat of an albatross for the party a is somewhat of an albatross for the. A �. , is somewhat of an albatross for the party. A really important point on the political party. A really important point on the political ramifications i party. A really important point on the political ramifications on i party. A really important point on the political ramifications on this. I want to come back to the indictment itself because this latest indictment does include four charges, three of which are counts of conspiracy and here is what we know about these charges. They are conspiracy to defraud the united states. , conspiracy to obstruct an official Proceeding Obstruction of and attempt to obstruct an official proceeding, conspiracy against rights of citizens and that he pursued in the unlawful means to obstruct Election Results in the first conspiracy charge was handed on to his alleged use of dishonesty, fraud and seeking to describe the us will stop the second was because of his alleged attempts to corruptly obstruct the generous congressional proceedings, the peaceful transfer of power. The third stems from allegations that he conspired against americanss right to vote and have their vote counted. And through pervasive and destabilising lies against Election Fraud is what the indictment says. Lets see if we can bring injoe marino quickly on this. Just to get an idea of what these conspiracy charges mean, help us understand exactly what this statement is saying. Exactly what this statement is sa in. Exactly what this statement is sa in. ,. , saying. Basically saying at its core that donald saying. Basically saying at its core that donald trump saying. Basically saying at its core that donald trump knew saying. Basically saying at its core that donald trump knew that saying. Basically saying at its core that donald trump knew that he l saying. Basically saying at its core i that donald trump knew that he lost the election and yet took extensive efforts to try to defraud the government and the American People into changing the result. Leading up to the violence onJanuary The 6th. Basically one of the theories is that donald trump took this legal concept about one of his lawyers, john eastman in the idea that the Vice President , mike pence could single handedly change the result of the election during the Counting Process Onjanuary the election during the Counting Process on January The 6th. The election during the Counting Process onJanuary The 6th. And that he put pressure on his Vice President to make that change and when that failed, he instigated a crowd to go to congress and force mike pence� s hand. It is nuts. A ridiculous theory. But it seems like one donald trump ran with. So now we will see if that can form part of the basis of the prosecution here. That this bride considers to be to defraud the American People culminated in the violence of January The 6th. We have let doug heye go, he had to move along, we want to bring stephanie again, and we have been talking to our correspondent nomia iqbal about republican reactions. And we are again as expected seeing republicans to say, this is an example of the weaponisation of the Department Ofjustice. Does it surprise you that in this case as well we are seeing so many republicans line up behind the former president . Republicans line up behind the former president . Know, does not surrise former president . Know, does not surprise me former president . 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