Jack Smith deputy advocated ‘repealing’ congressional protections prior to Jan. 6

EXCLUSIVE — Nearly two years before becoming special counsel Jack Smith’s principal deputy prosecutor, J.P. Cooney, advocated for repealing the Constitution’s speech or debate clause in a message sent on the eve of the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack. “I’m an advocate for repealing the clause but absent that, we’re stuck with it and the […]

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