The Trump campaign has not disputed any of the facts in the Jack Smith documents

Instead of challenging the facts in the Jack Smith Papers, Donald Trump's campaign is screaming about a witch hunt.

CNN's Jake Tepper asked Kristen Holmes exactly what facts Trump's campaign is disputing, and she replied:

Well, as of right now, we're not hearing them dispute any of the facts there, saying the same thing we've heard over and over again, that this is a witch hunt, that this is a hoax, that this is all political. It's not like they analyze and give us examples of what exactly is wrong or not.

I want to touch on one thing here when it comes to the political side of this because, as Paula mentioned, there aren't many headlines from this, although we didn't know, maybe from previous documents, maybe just from the reporting of the time, but the time frame matters because it one of the things we talk about a lot more in politics is that people don't pay attention until about 60 days before an election, until about 30 days before an election. So while this isn't news to us, while this isn't news to people who are following this very closely, this may be news to a lot of Americans who are leaning into this election right now. And trying to hang on every word and trying to figure out exactly which candidate they want to vote for or why they're voting for Donald Trump.. So some of these might be a stark reminder for people just a few days before they go to the polls.

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— Sarah Reese Jones (@PoliticusSarah) October 2, 2024

It is not normal for innocent people not to challenge the evidence against them. The only thing that stands out about the Trump cases is that Trump offers no evidence of his innocence. Where are Trump's documents and witnesses? There are none. Where are the third parties who testify that Trump has never committed any crimes?

There are none of those either. Jack Smith was able to produce a 180-page document with evidence, and Trump responded with a witch hunt.

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Jason is the editor-in-chief. She is also the White House Press Center and Congressional Correspondent for PoliticusUSA. Jason has a BA in Political Science. Her graduate work focused on public policy, specializing in social reform movements.

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