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Special counsel Jack Smith is still pursuing his investigation into efforts to overturn the 2020 election a month after indicting Donald Trump for orchestrating a broad conspiracy to remain in power, a widening of the probe that raises the possibility others could still face legal peril.

Questions asked of two recent witnesses indicate Smith is focusing on how money raised off baseless claims of voter fraud was used to fund attempts to breach voting equipment in several states won by Joe Biden, according to multiple sources familiar with the ongoing investigation. In both interviews, prosecutors have focused their questions on the role of **former Trump lawyer Sidney Powell. **

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New details about Smith’s ongoing investigation indicate federal prosecutors are scrutinizing a series of voting breaches following the 2020 election that state investigators have been probing for more than a year.

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

While limited, the Mueller report was damning. Among other things, it concluded that the former president could not be exonerated and had likely committed indictable acts, but he could not be charged under current Justice Dept. policy. All the stopped indictments was Justice Department policy.

Just got two problems:

  1. People had to read.
  2. It was written in 200ish pages legalese.

But yes, it would have been nice if Mueller didn't feel he had to put himself (and the investigation) under a figurative rock somewhere in Antarctica.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

For the potentially indictable acts in the Mueller report, what's the statute of limitations, if any? What's stopping the justice department from pursuing the charges now?