How The New Trump Special Counsel Compares To Mueller

Federal prosecutor Jack Smith will take the lead on the Mar-a-Lago and January 6 investigations now that former President Trump has announced his run for reelection. Former U.S. Attorney Joyce Vance and CountryOverParty founder Matt Dowd discuss why Smith has a strong chance of holding Trump accountable. 



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How The New Trump Special Counsel Compares To Mueller

[refusedone]

The 14th Amendment is perfectly clear…the legal system is so convoluted and based on money and connections.

[thDecember]

A major difference between Robert Mueller and Jack Smith lies in the difference between Bill Barr and Merrick Garland.

[jonathans.bragdon]

Mister Smith, please do your job for us, the citizens, and nobody else!

[bobbiefrazer]

It might help if threatening witnesses is both stopped and prosecuted... It might also help if lying under oath were prosecuted...

[judysmith]

I appreciate your comment & feelings... I agree & find it so tough to cope with the inequities around who get off the hook because they can afford to game the system with $$$$ while most of us have to pay the price for (their) freedom...

[jerryray]

Jack Smith and his team will probably save our democracy.

[crismcdonough]

Bill Barr isn't there to bury it. He can't save ole Donnie now.

[cynthiacairns]

The best part of Trump's legal difficulties is finding Joyce Vance! I love her spots on MSNBC.

[judysmith]

Every time you don’t hold him accountable - it gets WORSE!

[richardowens]

Remember, Democracy and the rule of law are supposed to be an alternative to the time honored tradition of separating heads from shoulders and carrying them away in buckets. But, our leaders seem to have forgotten that cold, hard fact. Maybe, they will learn their lesson as their heads are rolling around in buckets.

[hangender]

This new guy makes Muller look like mall cop

[antoniomarques]

Facts. We want facts, not words. Facts and indictments. See?

[landofahhs_]

As my grandmother used to say, "The truth is in the pudding..." or more importantly "actions speak louder than (empty) words." Action is required NOW! It's already obvious a rich person can hire lawyers and attorneys and claim they gave him bad advice and get away with crimes that would put me or anyone else in prison. People are getting fed up with this travesty. I don't know about others, but when a government fails to enforce it's laws equally, the populace has no alternative than to enforce the law themselves (our Declaration of Independence SAYS SO!)...is THAT what these people want???...a known law breaker as commander and chief!?!?...appointing his goons in our sacred institutions and positions of authority?!? Not this vet!

[Dragoninja]

Jack Smith seems to be Trumps worst nightmare. LOL LOL

[honorladone]

Nothing will happen to trump...he won't spend one night in prison!

[rikcab]

Better hurry up time is running out, for Democracy.

[henrysinclair]

I hope he's nothing like Mueller. I hope he has a backbone compared to Mueller. Mueller knew something but did not do anything about it other than hint about it.

[blackbird]

How do they compare? They are BOTH going down in history as having let Trump go Scott Free.
I want to be wrong, but NOTHING i've seen so far tells me otherwise.

[lancejordan]

Inditing and prosecuting DT for any of his numerous crimes would be doing the GOP a favor.

[NickTaylorRickPowers]

He looks so more menacing with the beard

But that white suit is pretty on point too