Jack Smith says 'no historical analog' for Trump's actions around 2020 election, denies political influence
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Key Points:
- Former special counsel Jack Smith defended charging former President Donald Trump twice, stating his team had "proof beyond reasonable doubt" in both the 2020 election interference and classified documents cases, and denied any political influence in his decisions.
- Smith was restricted by the Department of Justice from discussing the classified documents case during a recent closed-door deposition, which then focused primarily on the 2020 election interference charges.
- Smith maintained that Trump engaged in a criminal scheme to overturn the 2020 election results and that his false claims about winning the election were not protected free speech because they targeted a lawful government function.
- Smith asserted that Trump caused and exploited the Capitol attack on January 6, 2021, including writing a tweet that endangered Vice President Mike
