The only reason DOJ then Jack Smith conducted classified docs investigation in DC rather than proper venue of FLA was to get favorable rulings by Obama Judge Beryl Howell--which they did.
Not a single defendant lived in DC. Not a single crime alleged to have happened in DC.
Dates of alleged crimes in 1st indictment all come after Trump left Washington.
Which is why, at the last minute, Smith realized he had a jurisdiction problem. So he took all the evidence collected by Dem grand jury in Obama-appointee run DC courthouse and reportedly read summaries of the grand jury proceedings to a FLA grand jury to get the indictment.
Does that sound legit? No. If Smith was properly using the grand jury in DC, why not indict there?
Is it possible a GJ and judge in FLA would have approved a warrant to seize months of security footage from inside the home of a former president to see who moved some f*cking boxes?
Maybe.
Was it a layup in DC courthouse? Absolutely.
This is a straight-up lie by Jack Smith. Not a single crime except for another bogus claim of "obstruction" related to testimony to DC grand jury was committed in DC.
And you'll note that 10 days after Judge Cannon busted Smith's use of DC grand jury, he shut it down.
Don't take my word for it. Here is Merrick Garland's appointment order.
He clearly differentiates between the two existing investigations. One in DC and one in Florida.
Except nothing was happening in FLA until dirty Jack Smith switched venues right before indictment.
Recall that getting DC chief judge Beryl Howell to take the rare step of piercing atty-client priv between Trump and his lawyer, Evan Corcoran, proved the lynchpin to this otherwise nonexistent case. Again, why DOJ conducted all proceedings in Trump-hating DC.
We'll see, pal.
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