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WaPo: Jack Smith Issues New Batch of Subpoenas Probing Possible Trump Wire Fraud [1]

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Date: 2023-04-12  

Book ‘em, Jack

From The Washington Post:

Federal prosecutors probing the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol have in recent weeks sought a wide range of documents related to fundraising after the 2020 election, looking to determine if Trump or his advisers scammed donors by using false claims about voter fraud to raise money, eight people familiar with the new inquiries said. Special counsel Jack Smith’s office has sent subpoenas in recent weeks to Trump advisers and former campaign aides, Republican operatives and other consultants involved in the 2020 presidential campaign, the people said. They have also heard testimony from some of these figures in front of a Washington grand jury, some of the people said. … The fundraising prong of the investigation is focused on money raised during the period between Nov. 3, 2020, and the end of Trump’s time in office on Jan. 20, 2o21, and prosecutors are said to be interested in whether anyone associated with the fundraising operation violated wire fraud laws, which make it illegal to make false representations over email to swindle people out of money. The new subpoenas received since the beginning of March, which have not been previously reported, show the breadth of Smith’s investigation…

www.washingtonpost.com/…

I’m gonna guess yes, Trump committed wire fraud. He knew darn well that he lost the election fair and square. In fact, Cassidy Hutchinson testified that Trump told His Chief of Staff, Meadows, to hide the fact of his loss at all costs. It would have been bad for the grift. Business Insider has that Hutchinson testimony: www.businessinsider.com/…

Go Jack Smith! 75% of all Americans are with you, as is most of the world.

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