Jack Smith Report Undermines Left’s Jan 6 ‘Insurrection’ Narrative, Exposes Lack Of Evidence

Special counsel Jack Smith explained in his final report that he didn’t indict President-elect Donald Trump on insurrection charges because he ultimately could not prove Jan. 6 was more than a riot.

In the final report, Smith wrote that his office decided that bringing insurrection charges would create “unwarranted litigation risk,” noting the statue offers “no guidance on what proof would be required to establish an insurrection, or to distinguish an insurrection from a riot.”

“he did not develop direct evidence-such as an explicit admission or communication with co-conspirators-of Mr. Trump’s subjective intent to cause the full scope of the violence that occurred on January 6,” Smith wrote, noting his office did find there were “reasonable arguments” to be made that Trump incited violence.

Smith opted not to charge Trump even after the Colorado Supreme Court held that he engaged in insurrection in an effort to remove him from the state’s ballot, a decision later reversed by the Supreme Court, and after he faced impeachment for allegedly inciting an insurrection.

Former Republican Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney responded to Smith’s report on X Tuesday, writing that the Department of Justice (DOJ) reached “the same essential conclusions as the Select Committee.” However, the final Jan. 6 committee report