What’s in Jack Smith’s Report?

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🗓️ 14 January 2025

⏱️ 10 minutes

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Attorney General Merrick Garland has just released special counsel Jack Smith’s report on his investigation into January 6 and Donald Trump’s attempt to overturn the results of the 2020 election. What did we learn? And why was it released now? Preet Bharara and Joyce Vance discuss in an excerpt from the CAFE Insider podcast. In the full episode, Preet and Joyce further discuss the report, including Smith’s notable cover letter, the evidence Smith outlines in the case against Trump, and Trump’s reaction to the report. They also break down Trump’s sentencing in Manhattan for his conviction on 34 counts of falsifying business records. Did Trump receive a fair sentence? And why did the Supreme Court permit the judge to proceed with sentencing despite Trump’s request for delay? CAFE Insiders click HERE to listen to the full analysis. To become a member of CAFE Insider head to cafe.com/insider. You’ll get access to full episodes of the podcast and other exclusive content. This podcast is brought to you by CAFE and Vox Media Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey folks, Joyce Vance here. Attorney General Merrick Garland has just released volume one of
0:07.2	Special Counsel Jack Smith's report. This portion details Smith's investigation into January 6 and Donald
0:14.3	Trump's efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election. In other news, Trump was sentenced
0:20.1	in Manhattan. Preet Barrara and I discuss all that and
0:23.5	more on a new episode of the Cafe Insider podcast. If you're a member of Cafe Insider, head to the
0:29.6	insider feed or click the link in the show notes of this podcast to hear the full analysis.
0:35.1	Stay tuned, listeners, stick around for an excerpt from our conversation.
0:39.7	To become a member, head to cafe.com slash insider. You can try the membership for just one
0:45.7	dollar for one month. That's cafe.com slash insider. Now onto the show.
0:56.4	Are you surprised America Ar Island put it out?
0:58.7	No, right?
0:59.3	Because he always said he was going to.
1:00.7	Yeah, he had promised from the get-go that he would do that.
1:04.6	It's not surprising.
1:06.0	Smith seems to assume that.
1:07.8	He notes in his cover letter, by the way, you know, I've followed DOJ policy.
1:12.5	We've minimized identifiers for witnesses or for unnamed co-defendants consistent with DOJ policy.
1:19.4	This report was written, I think, based on the assumption that it would be released.
1:23.8	And so there's this interesting question that underlies all of this, right?
1:27.2	The way this all happens
1:28.6	is apparently DOJ shares the report with at least Nauta and D. Olivera, and then that triggers
1:37.2	their objection in court. And I wonder about that. I mean, was DOJ obligated to do that? Or could they
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