This is absurd, unconstitutional, and Putinesque. Jack Smith should be immediately removed for even proposing this.
In a move worthy of any aspiring tyrant, Special Counsel Jack Smith is asking the court to prevent Donald Trump from making arguments that he believes are relevant to his defense.
Smith, as the prosecutor, may disagree with Trump’s arguments, but last I checked, in our justice system, it is up to a jury to determine the facts of a case.
Special counsel Jack Smith files a motion in former President Trump’s federal election interference case, seeking to block him from making political arguments and referring to conspiracy theories during the trial. https://t.co/JXOFRyLg0E
— NBC News (@NBCNews) December 27, 2023
Smith’s sweeping motion would essentially silence Trump–preventing him from criticizing the Special Counsel, law enforcement, the electoral process,…
