this. but this week we saw one of history s great split screen moments. on tuesday, at the exact same time that former president trump was being arraigned in florida not only were fake electors from trump s plot to overturn the 2020 election, not only were those fake electors testifying before special counsel jack smith s january six grand jury, but at the same moment congressional republicans were holding their own bizarro hearing about january 6th. at the exact same time a former president was arraigned on federal criminal charges related to unlawfully hoarding documents, witnesses were testifying in jack smith s other sprawling federal investigation into that same former president all the while that former president s congressional defenders were hard at work whitewashing the january 6th insurrection. all at the same time. that sort of wild convergence belongs in the history books. and while the arraignment and investigation of a former president is clearly of utmost impor
trump was being arraigned in florida not only were fake electors from trump s plot to overturn the 2020 election, not only were those fake electors testifying before special counsel jack smith sent january six grand jury, but at the same moment congressional republicans were holding their own bizarro hearing about january 6th. at the exact same time of former president was arraigned on federal criminal charges related to unlawfully hoarding documents. witnesses were testifying in jack smith s other sprawling federal investigation into that same former president all the while that former presidents congressional defenders were hard at work whitewashing the january 6th insurrection. all the same time. that sort of wild convergence belongs in the history books. and while the arraignment and investigation of a former president is clearly of utmost importance here i think it is worth paying attention to the fake story from tuesday as well. the thing that was happening in congress.
perhaps they want to protect this image that there won t be indictments. but that spread especial counsel the mueller report the special counsel did write a voluminous report, of course in that case trump was then the president and doj policy constrain them. based on the evidence that we have seen today and the witnesses that special counsel appears to be. it would be surprising if no one was charged naked connection with january 6th. prosecutors often pursue a strategy where they indict some folks they have a solid case against and then they flipped them and move up the chain. it s tough to believe that smith would back off of a target like trump, the one to of course you have to believe that you have to be looking for evidence of his involvement in january 6th. to just walk away from that without making some sort of effort with lower level
speculating? intercourse when you consider the source that this is coming from folks in the trump camp perhaps they want to protect this image that there won t be indictments. but that said, a special counsel the mueller report the special counsel did write a voluminous report, of course in that case trump was then the president and doj policy constrain them. based on the evidence that we have seen today and the witnesses that special counsel appears to be. it would be surprising if no one was charged in connection with january 6th. prosecutors often pursue a strategy where they indict some folks they have a solid case against and then they flipped them and move up the chain. it s tough to believe that smith would back off of a target like trump, the one who of course you have to believe that you have to be looking for evidence of his involvement in