# DOJ/Jack Smith Investigation into Trump and Election Interference, January 6th Insurrection (Re-Indicted August 27, 2024) **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Tags:** trump\ **Created:** [November 23, 2022, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doj-jack-smith-investigation-into-trump-and-election-interference-january-6th-insurrection-re-indicted-august-27-2024/975455 "2022-11-23T20:14:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![bobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobot/32/21622_2.png) [@bobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobot)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2023, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doj-jack-smith-investigation-into-trump-and-election-interference-january-6th-insurrection-re-indicted-august-27-2024/975455/62 "2023-04-27T21:13:33Z")
MSNBC is reporting that Pence has spent much of today testifying for the Smith investigation. ---
**Author:** ![rocking\_chair](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rocking_chair/32/2918_2.png) [@rocking\_chair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rocking_chair)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2023, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doj-jack-smith-investigation-into-trump-and-election-interference-january-6th-insurrection-re-indicted-august-27-2024/975455/63 "2023-04-27T22:10:12Z")
My first thought was, oh, to be a fly on that wall. Which then had me snickering. I’ll bet smith was there in person for some of that time. ---
**Author:** ![bobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobot/32/21622_2.png) [@bobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobot)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2023, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doj-jack-smith-investigation-into-trump-and-election-interference-january-6th-insurrection-re-indicted-august-27-2024/975455/64 "2023-04-27T22:14:52Z")
To be a fly on Pence’s head? Ha-ha. 😀 ---
**Author:** ![rocking\_chair](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rocking_chair/32/2918_2.png) [@rocking\_chair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rocking_chair)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2023, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doj-jack-smith-investigation-into-trump-and-election-interference-january-6th-insurrection-re-indicted-august-27-2024/975455/65 "2023-04-27T22:26:40Z")
Exactly! Pence was there from 9-4 today. That is a long day of questioning. ---
**Author:** ![bobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobot/32/21622_2.png) [@bobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobot)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2023, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doj-jack-smith-investigation-into-trump-and-election-interference-january-6th-insurrection-re-indicted-august-27-2024/975455/66 "2023-04-27T22:30:10Z")
From what MSNBC is reporting, Smith might have had just this one shot at it, so it’s likely that they ran him through the wringer. ---
**Author:** ![Buck\_Godot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/buck_godot/32/6573_2.png) [@Buck\_Godot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buck_Godot)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2023, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doj-jack-smith-investigation-into-trump-and-election-interference-january-6th-insurrection-re-indicted-august-27-2024/975455/67 "2023-04-27T22:53:42Z")
> [@rocking\_chair](#): > > Video [shot](https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2021/01/25/among-the-insurrectionists) by a _New Yorker_ reporter showed a chaotic scene on the floor of the chamber Your link was paywalled but for those who, like me, missed this, here is a [link](https://www.newyorker.com/video/watch/a-reporters-footage-from-inside-the-capitol-siege) to the video that appears to work even without a subscription. Wow, powerful stuff. ---
**Author:** ![rocking\_chair](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rocking_chair/32/2918_2.png) [@rocking\_chair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rocking_chair)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2023, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doj-jack-smith-investigation-into-trump-and-election-interference-january-6th-insurrection-re-indicted-august-27-2024/975455/68 "2023-04-27T23:36:33Z")
Sorry about that. Thank you for the assist. They were so quick to turn in that video. I can only imagine what would have happened if they had gotten hold of any member of Congress. ---
**Author:** ![Procrustus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/procrustus/32/2994_2.png) [@Procrustus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Procrustus)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2023, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doj-jack-smith-investigation-into-trump-and-election-interference-january-6th-insurrection-re-indicted-august-27-2024/975455/69 "2023-04-27T23:41:52Z")
> [@Buck\_Godot](#): > > Wow, powerful stuff. I had never seen that ridiculous prayer in the Senate chamber before. And the “we are in a war” guy was scary. I’m glad a lot of these guys are in prison now. I swear I’m not cut out to be a cop. I would have shot as many of these rioters coming through the windows as possible. ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2023, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doj-jack-smith-investigation-into-trump-and-election-interference-january-6th-insurrection-re-indicted-august-27-2024/975455/70 "2023-04-28T00:12:17Z")
> [@Buck\_Godot](#): > > Your link was paywalled but for those who, like me, missed this, here is a [link](https://www.newyorker.com/video/watch/a-reporters-footage-from-inside-the-capitol-siege) to the video that appears to work even without a subscription. Wow, powerful stuff. Thanks for the link. Powerful stuff indeed; bordering on extremely disturbing. But I’m glad I got to see it. Thanks again. ---
**Author:** ![susan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/susan/32/17537_2.png) [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2023, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doj-jack-smith-investigation-into-trump-and-election-interference-january-6th-insurrection-re-indicted-august-27-2024/975455/71 "2023-04-28T00:26:27Z")
> …treason. treason… Got that part right. ---
**Author:** ![bobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobot/32/21622_2.png) [@bobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobot)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2023, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doj-jack-smith-investigation-into-trump-and-election-interference-january-6th-insurrection-re-indicted-august-27-2024/975455/72 "2023-04-28T00:27:31Z")
They seem a little like tourists. Like the Hells Angels at Altamont were tourists. ---
**Author:** ![Euphonious\_Polemic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/euphonious_polemic/32/3002_2.png) [@Euphonious\_Polemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euphonious_Polemic)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2023, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doj-jack-smith-investigation-into-trump-and-election-interference-january-6th-insurrection-re-indicted-august-27-2024/975455/73 "2023-04-28T20:49:48Z")
> [@Buck\_Godot](#): > > Your link was paywalled but for those who, like me, missed this, here is a [link](https://www.newyorker.com/video/watch/a-reporters-footage-from-inside-the-capitol-siege) to the video that appears to work even without a subscription. Wow, powerful stuff. This video should have been played on the news every single night. Over an over again. Emphasis on the crowd chanting “fuck the blue” as they attacked and assaulted the police while wearing their Trump regalia. ---
**Author:** ![dtilque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d6d6ee/32.png) [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2023, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doj-jack-smith-investigation-into-trump-and-election-interference-january-6th-insurrection-re-indicted-august-27-2024/975455/74 "2023-04-29T02:01:27Z")
> [@Euphonious\_Polemic](#): > > This video should have been played on the news every single night. I don’t think that’s a good idea. The problem is that seeing such a video over and over again inures people to the violence. It was thought this was a major reason why the Rodney King jurors did not find the defendants guilty. The prosecution played the video too many times. ---
**Author:** ![k9bfriender](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/k9bfriender/32/3283_2.png) [@k9bfriender](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/k9bfriender)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2023, 12:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doj-jack-smith-investigation-into-trump-and-election-interference-january-6th-insurrection-re-indicted-august-27-2024/975455/75 "2023-04-29T12:44:33Z")
There’s 40,000 hours of recordings. I’m sure you can find a novel act of violence or vandalism every night. ---
**Author:** ![Aspenglow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspenglow/32/76_2.png) [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2023, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doj-jack-smith-investigation-into-trump-and-election-interference-january-6th-insurrection-re-indicted-august-27-2024/975455/76 "2023-06-07T22:12:26Z")
Sounds like Steve Bannon has received a new subpoena to appear before the grand jury hearing this case. > **[Trump ally Bannon subpoenaed in special counsel Jack Smith's Jan. 6 grand...](https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/steve-bannon-subpoenaed-special-counsel-jan-6-rcna88248)** > > The Washington, D.C.-based grand jury is separate from one investigating the former president's handling of classified documents. From the article: > Former Trump White House official Steve Bannon has been subpoenaed by a federal grand jury in Washington, D.C., in connection with special counsel Jack Smith’s investigation into Jan. 6 and former President Donald Trump’s efforts to stay in office, according to two sources familiar with the matter. > > The subpoena, for documents and testimony, was sent out in late May, the sources said. Things do seem to be hotting up. ---
**Author:** ![Roderick\_Femm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/roderick_femm/32/14875_2.png) [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2023, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doj-jack-smith-investigation-into-trump-and-election-interference-january-6th-insurrection-re-indicted-august-27-2024/975455/77 "2023-06-07T22:44:32Z")
This thread might be a good place for this effort, from a friend on Facebook: Oh, somewhere in indictment land, the sun is shining bright. The jury’s heard from Meadows, and Hillary’s heart is light. Somewhere Liz Cheney’s laughing, while MAGAs cry and shout, For there is no joy in Trumpville—Forty Five’s been ratted out. ---
**Author:** ![EddyTeddyFreddy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eddyteddyfreddy/32/18796_2.png) [@EddyTeddyFreddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EddyTeddyFreddy)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2023, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doj-jack-smith-investigation-into-trump-and-election-interference-january-6th-insurrection-re-indicted-august-27-2024/975455/78 "2023-06-07T23:02:27Z")
Bravo! ---
**Author:** ![Yllaria](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yllaria/32/3452_2.png) [@Yllaria](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yllaria)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2023, 5:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doj-jack-smith-investigation-into-trump-and-election-interference-january-6th-insurrection-re-indicted-august-27-2024/975455/79 "2023-06-08T05:12:01Z")
Oh, nicely done! ---
**Author:** ![carrps](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carrps/32/2957_2.png) [@carrps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carrps)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2023, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doj-jack-smith-investigation-into-trump-and-election-interference-january-6th-insurrection-re-indicted-august-27-2024/975455/80 "2023-06-08T18:34:26Z")
That’s is absolutely wonderful. ---
**Author:** ![Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/son_of_a_rich/32/5439_2.png) [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2023, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doj-jack-smith-investigation-into-trump-and-election-interference-january-6th-insurrection-re-indicted-august-27-2024/975455/81 "2023-06-08T19:54:37Z")
Oh, how I wish he would implicate Gym and Perjury Goone. Those two, especially. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doj-jack-smith-investigation-into-trump-and-election-interference-january-6th-insurrection-re-indicted-august-27-2024/975455.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doj-jack-smith-investigation-into-trump-and-election-interference-january-6th-insurrection-re-indicted-august-27-2024/975455.md?page=5)