Jack Smith's Weak, Watered-Down Election Interference Gambit

Julie Kelly, Substack

Under the re-filed case, Trump faces the four same charges—three conspiracy and one

obstruction count—but the new version is nine pages shorter as Smith had to follow the presidential immunity guidance set forth by the Supreme Court in the Trump v US opinion published on July 1. The special counsel removed a large swath of evidence related to Trump’s interactions with his Department of Justice, activity the court determined fell firmly within the scope of a president’s “official” and Constitutional authority.