Chutkan Unseals Jack Smith’s Jan. 6 Appendices Over Trump Objections

The filings appear to reveal little about the long-running investigation.
WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 1: Special Counsel Jack Smith announces indictment of former President Donald Trump during a press conference on August 1, 2023 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Ricky Carioti/The Washington Post ... WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 1: Special Counsel Jack Smith announces indictment of former President Donald Trump during a press conference on August 1, 2023 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Ricky Carioti/The Washington Post via Getty Images) MORE LESS
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Judge Tanya Chutkan for the District of Columbia unsealed nearly 1,900 pages of appendices containing evidence supporting Jack Smith’s prosecution of Donald Trump over his 2020 coup attempt on Friday.

The appendices are mostly redacted; those parts that aren’t appear to contain material that was already mostly publicly available.

Smith filed the appendices in support of a brief arguing for why his January 6 prosecution of Trump should survive the Supreme Court’s holding in July that Presidents are broadly immune from prosecution for official acts.

The non-redacted portions of the filings themselves, as released on Friday, appear to contain information that’s been gathered over years of investigation into Trump’s attempt to stay in power after losing the 2020 election. A series of memos written by Ken Chesebro feature in appendices three and four; appendix two is composed mostly of tweets; appendix one contains excerpts of interviews conducted by the House January 6 Committee.

Take a look a the filings below:

Volume 1:

Volume 2:

Volume 3:

Volume 4:

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  1. appendix one contains excerpts of interviews conducted by the House January 6 Committee.

    While Merrick the Meek was still hiding under his desk.

  2. Surprise. For one guy anyway.

  3. Just waiting for Pinchy Sulzberger and his Presstitute Posse to spin this for their pal Trump…

  4. Avatar for quickq quickq says:

    Be careful what you wish for… so many pages to read…

  5. Well, that is disappointing. No wonder Judge Chutkan just let it out there.

    Is there are any chance that they pulled the old redacting without really redacting trick?

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