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Jack Smith ARRIVES in DC Amid McCarthy Speaker CHAOS

Legal AF by MeidasTouch

Meidas Media Network

News, News Commentary

4.93.8K Ratings

🗓️ 8 January 2023

⏱️ 71 minutes

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Summary

Anchored by MT founder and civil rights lawyer, Ben Meiselas and national trial lawyer and strategist, Michael Popok, the top-rated news analysis podcast LegalAF is back for another hard-hitting look at the wheels of justice in “real time.” as they analyze and discuss this week’s most consequential developments at the intersection of law and politics. On this week’s edition, the anchors break-down and analyze: Special Prosecutor Jack Smith’s adding two lead prosecutors to his “A Team” as he gears up for possible indictments and trials of Trump and his posse; the DOJ gets another win before the DC Circuit Chief Judge overseeing the “Mar a Lago” grand jury and Trump is forced to reveal the identity of the people who allegedly searched for classified documents; the late Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick’s estate suit against Donald Trump for wrongful death; the NY State judge presiding over the New York Attorney General’s $250 million civil fraud case against Trump and his children and his denial of their motion to dismiss as the case heads to an October trial; and the legal ramifications of the failure of the House Republicans to pass a rules package and its impact on future governing and their future attempts to shut down the government, and so much more. Shop LegalAF Merch at: https://store.meidastouch.com Remember to subscribe to ALL the Meidas Media Podcasts: MeidasTouch: https://pod.link/1510240831 Legal AF: https://pod.link/1580828595 The PoliticsGirl Podcast: https://pod.link/1595408601 The Influence Continuum: https://pod.link/1603773245 Kremlin File: https://pod.link/1575837599 Mea Culpa with Michael Cohen: https://pod.link/1530639447 The Weekend Show: https://pod.link/1612691018 The Tony Michaels Podcast: https://pod.link/1561049560 American Psyop: https://pod.link/1652143101 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Special counsel Jack Smith arrives back in Washington, D.C. from the Hague, a new trove,

0:09.8

a treasure trove of documents that he's subpoenaed in the criminal investigation of Donald

0:15.8

Trump while he was in Europe awaits and he has also been greeted by a new staff.

0:22.4

He has hired some of the top lawyers who he's worked closely with in the past and some

0:27.9

of the top lawyers in the country. We're also learning that a charging decision or decisions

0:34.0

by special counsel Jack Smith may be imminent or at least coming in the next few weeks.

0:40.8

And special counsel Jack Smith's investigation got a very good ruling this week in the federal

0:47.6

criminal grand jury proceedings in Washington, D.C. in the criminal investigations of Donald Trump

0:54.8

federal judge, Barrel Howell, ruled that Donald Trump must turn over the names and the identities

1:01.6

of the so-called private investigators who had searched Mar-a-Lago to determine if there were

1:07.8

more stolen documents at the property. And the estate of deceased capital police officer Brian

1:14.6

Siknik filed a wrongful death lawsuit right before the expiration of the statute of limitations

1:21.2

against Donald Trump and two insurrectionists for the murder. It's a civil murder case in

1:27.2

essence. That's what a wrongful death case is seeking monetary damages based on the conduct

1:33.2

that took place during the January 6th insurrection. And New York State Court judge Arthur N.

1:39.4

Garan denied Donald Trump's motion to dismiss New York Attorney General ETC James $250 million

1:47.3

fraud lawsuit that was filed back in September. So that matter will now proceed to trial the first

1:54.0

week in October. And not only did Judge N. Garan deny the motion to dismiss, but he also sent

2:00.4

an email informing Alina Haba and Trump's other lawyers that their motion was just so bad that he

2:07.1

was considering sanctions. Ultimately didn't grant the sanctions and just set this pretty much

2:12.4

expedited trial date, but warned Trump's lawyers stop with the BS you are going to trial.

2:20.2

And speaking of BS and chaos and mayhem and incompetence, all of those things we saw in full

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