Jack Smith’s dangerous criminalization of dissent

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“The attack on our nation’s capital on Jan. 6, 2021, was an unprecedented assault on the seat of American democracy,” special counsel Jack Smith said on Aug. 1 as he unveiled his latest indictment of former President Donald Trump. “As described in the indictment, it was fueled by lies. Lies by the defendant targeted at obstructing a bedrock function of the U.S. government.”

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