Tag Archives: Jack Smith

Trump’s pardons spit in the faces of one particular group of Americans

Posted on December 7, 2025 by Naomi

The ones no one refers to when convictions are announced: the people, i.e., us ordinary and unheralded participants in the American experiment, who sat on the many grand juries indicting the criminals and the many juries convicting them. When Jack … Continue reading →

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Don’t pull your hair out over news about dismissals!

Posted on November 25, 2024 by Naomi

Jack Smith has to dismiss because presidents can’t be prosecuted while in office. But, as the New York Times just wrote: Jack Smith, the special counsel who brought a pair of felony cases against Donald J. Trump, one accusing him … Continue reading →

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The perfect time line for the Trump trials

Posted on April 13, 2024 by Naomi

For all the foofaraw over our predominant focus on Trump — his indictments, his stalling, and the timing of his trials –I’ve just noticed with great pleasure how righteous and precise the trial calendar is, because Trump has been on … Continue reading →

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