Jack Smith's next indictment could expose Trump as 'most dangerous president ever': CNN's Van Jones
July 19, 2023
Former President Donald Trump, already under New York indictment for his alleged hush payment to an adult film star and under federal indictment for hoarding boxes of highly classified national defense information at Mar-a-Lago, appears likely to face another wave of charges after special counsel Jack Smith sent him a target letter in connection with the January 6 investigation.
It's unclear just how much extra legal jeopardy that will add to Trump's situation, given all the unknowns about when the trial would happen, or whether he could potentially even win the presidency beforehand. However, argued CNN commentator Van Jones on Wednesday, this indictment will go farther than the last to record for history how destructive the former president has been.
"The big question about this case, I think, from a political perspective, is how potent is it really, how understandable is what Trump could be facing?" asked anchor Abby Phillip.
"It's understandable since everybody saw January 6th," said Jones. "We are getting to a case that people can understand. The porn star stuff, weird, more about his family than anything else. Stealing documents and kind of showing them to your friends is wrong, and as somebody who worked in the White House, I would be in jail for doing that. All that stuff is kinda, feels not that important to a normal person. But if you are going to disrespect democracy, attack the Capitol, do horrible stuff that would actually, you know, most people's point of view result in a treason charge, that is real stuff."
In other words, said Jones, "We are finally down to business. We are finally down to the stuff that's gonna have Donald Trump in the history books as probably the most dangerous president ever. I think it translates."
"Whether it will affect voter behavior remains to be seen," Jones admitted. But "of all the stuff we talked about, this is the indictment that's the most important if it comes."
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