Former Justice Department special counsel Jack Smith told lawmakers in a closed-door interview Wednesday that his team of investigators ādeveloped proof beyond a reasonable doubtā that President Donald Trumphad criminally conspired to over the results of the 2020 electionā¦
ā¦Several Democrats who emerged from Smithās interview said they could understand why Republicans did not want an open hearing based on the damaging testimony about Trump they said Smith offered.
The committeeās top Democrat, Rep. Jamie Raskin of Maryland, said the Republican majority āmade an excellent decisionā in not allowing Jack Smith to testify publicly ābecause had he done so, it would have been absolutely devastating to the president and all the presidentās men involved in the insurrectionary activitiesā of the Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021ā¦
because this is researched, ready, has worked its way some of the way through courts, has strategy, etc
something new starts from scratch
pivoting all over the place is the point of the tactic: doing so many bad things that thereās nowhere for the opposition to focus