Former special counsel Jack Smith forcefully pushed back on Republican lawmakers’ attempts to discredit his prosecution of President Donald Trump over his 2020 election subversion efforts.

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Jack Smith defends Trump prosecution in closed congressional testimony

- During a closed-door hearing Wednesday, former special counsel Jack Smith forcefully pushed ([link removed] ) back on Republican lawmakers’ attempts to discredit his prosecution of President Donald Trump over his 2020 election subversion efforts.

- “Our investigation developed proof beyond a reasonable doubt that President Trump engaged in a criminal scheme to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election and to prevent the lawful transfer of power,” Smith said in his opening remarks.

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Appeals court greenlights Trump’s D.C. military deployment

- A three-judge appeals panel unanimously greenlit ([link removed] ) Trump’s deployment of the National Guard in D.C., saying the administration would likely prevail in the lawsuit because the president “possesses a unique power” to deploy troops in the district.

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In California redistricting challenge, GOP alleges illegal racial gerrymander

- In an attempt to block Democrats’ counter to Texas’ redistricting scheme, Republicans and the U.S. Department of Justice spent three days this week arguing ([link removed] ) that California’s new redistricting plan is not a legal partisan gerrymander, but an illegal racial one.

- Republicans are asking the court to block the map, claiming it was drawn “to favor Hispanic voters” in violation of the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments.

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Republicans are fully on board with Trump’s attack on mail voting. But the Beltway press won’t say it.

- Politico published ([link removed] ) an article today that claims Republicans are defying Trump by urging their voters to cast mail ballots. In fact, the GOP is 100% aligned with Trump’s push to restrict mail voting — and in some ways is driving the effort. But the Beltway press still can't admit it.

- Facts don’t lie: 180 bills to restrict mail voting have been introduced in states just this year. Most of these make it easier for election administrators to reject mail ballots, while others make it harder for voters to request a mail ballot or a mail ballot application.

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How billionaires bought the Supreme Court

- In this urgent conversation, Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) joined ([link removed] ) Marc to expose the dark money scheme that is threatening American democracy — from the hidden influence of fossil fuel giants to the systematic attack on voting rights.

- Marc and Sen. Whitehouse break down exactly how this corruption operates, the tragedy at Brown University, and why Supreme Court reform is the only path forward.

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