Because he is a criminal defendant, full disclosure has given Donald T**** access to all federal grand jury material relating to his Jan. 6 indictment. He knows what the witnesses, mostly Republican insiders and his closest advisors, have said under oath. He understands the clear and immense risks he faces at trial. That’s why it was critical for T**** to delay his trial until he could again be elected president and have the federal charges dismissed. If not, he knew he was going to prison.
The public has the right to have full knowledge of what T**** did on Jan. 6 and could do again. That is why it has always been essential for all the evidence gathered during Prosecutor Jack Smith’s investigation to be presented in open court before the election. It wasn’t. The only saving grace is that Smith dismissed the charges “without prejudice,” which means that they can be re-instated at a later time.
But the exact expiration of the statute of limitations on T****’s crimes remains uncertain due to complex legal and political factors, and it may ultimately require decisions by his Supreme Court to determine the final deadline for potential prosecution.
It is totally unacceptable that a president of the United States can attempt to steal an election and seize power, but our justice system is incapable of bringing him to trial before the next election four years later. But that is what has happened.
The America people deserve to see justice done for the January 6 insurrection. And justice demands holding the man responsible for it accountable. And that man is Donald T****.
And justice delayed is justice denied.
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