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Jack Smith’s Big New Jan. 6 Brief Is a Major Indictment of the Supreme Court

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John Avlon : Supreme Court should have heard evidence of Donald Trump's attempt to subvert 2020 election.

He says special counsel Jack Smith's brief details of the case in detail.

Avlon says if Trump wins election next month , the end of this prosecution is certain and risks of election subversion heightened.

John Avlon : Smith was following the road map laid out in an opaque and infuriating ruling from the Supreme Court last June , recognizing broad immunity for presidents from prosecution.

Avlon says it will be many months and further appeals, potentially again to Supreme Court , before this could ever get to trial.

The fact that no jury may pass on the deadly serious allegations in Smith ’s complaint will do more than simply let Trump and others off the hooks for their potential crimes, he says.