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Trump Was Indicted Under the Espionage Act. Why Can’t We Read the Report?

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Submitted ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩ by ⁨Valuy@lemmy.zip⁩ to ⁨nyt_gift_articles@sopuli.xyz⁩

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/29/opinion/jack-smith-report-trump.html?unlocked_article_code=1.t1A.K0w4.NAVGLwCOkh-2

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  • Whostosay@sh.itjust.works ⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    The Justice Department policy that spared Mr. Trump this possible fate — the policy against prosecuting sitting presidents — originates in a legal opinion that the department’s Office of Legal Counsel wrote in 1973 and reaffirmed in 2000. It stems mainly from the concern that requiring a president to answer criminal charges would compromise his or her ability to discharge the duties of the office.

    Well no shit, that’s the exact reason he should have been in a courtroom, not a reason he shouldn’t, especially when it had to do with his duties of the office to begin with. How much of a piece of shit do you have to be to say this with a straight face?

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