{"id":1127,"date":"2026-06-15T13:44:50","date_gmt":"2026-06-15T13:44:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usfocus360.xyz\/?p=1127"},"modified":"2026-06-15T13:44:50","modified_gmt":"2026-06-15T13:44:50","slug":"jack-smith-says-the-january-6-attack-would-not-have-happened-without-donald-trump-calling-him-the-most-responsible-figure-in-the-effort-to-overturn-the-2020-election","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usfocus360.xyz\/?p=1127","title":{"rendered":"Jack Smith says the January 6 attack would not have happened without Donald Trump, calling him the most responsible figure in the effort to overturn the 2020 election."},"content":{"rendered":"
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Jack Smith says the January 6 attack would not have happened without Donald Trump, calling him the most responsible figure in the effort to overturn the 2020 election.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In newly released deposition testimony, the former special counsel said the evidence showed Trump knowingly spread false fraud claims, directed allies\u2019 actions, and then refused to stop the violence as it unfolded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe evidence here made clear that President Trump was by a large measure the most culpable and most responsible person in this conspiracy,\u201d Smith said. \u201cThese crimes were committed for his benefit.\u201d Smith said the evidence showed Trump\u2019s actions directly led to the Capitol riot. \u201cThe attack that happened at the Capitol, part of this case, does not happen without him,\u201d Smith said. \u201cThe other co-conspirators were doing this for his benefit\u2026.the story still unfolding\u00a0Jack Smith Says January 6 Attack \u2018Does Not Happen Without Trump\u2019 in Newly Released Testimony<\/p>\n\n\n\n

WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2014 Newly released deposition testimony from former Special Counsel Jack Smith has reignited debate over accountability for the January 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol, with Smith arguing that the evidence pointed overwhelmingly to Donald Trump as the central figure behind efforts to overturn the 2020 election.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to the testimony, Smith said investigators found substantial evidence that Trump knowingly promoted false claims of widespread election fraud, coordinated efforts to challenge the election results, and failed to take immediate action to stop the violence once it erupted at the Capitol.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe evidence here made clear that President Trump was by a large measure the most culpable and most responsible person in this conspiracy,\u201d Smith said. \u201cThese crimes were committed for his benefit.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Smith further argued that the events of January 6 were directly tied to Trump\u2019s actions and influence in the weeks leading up to the attack.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe attack that happened at the Capitol does not happen without him,\u201d Smith stated, adding that other alleged co-conspirators were acting with the goal of keeping Trump in power despite his election defeat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The testimony has sparked renewed political and legal discussion across the country, with supporters of Trump rejecting Smith\u2019s conclusions and continuing to argue that the former president did not incite violence. Critics, however, say the remarks reinforce concerns about the unprecedented effort to challenge the results of the 2020 election.<\/p>