🔗 The Redacted Smith Transcript
So I 🔗 asked Claude a simple question …
Please only consider this document and no other information. Bottom line - if you were the judge - would you find the defendant guilty or innocent. If guilty - on what counts. For each of those counts - What SHOULD the punishment be, what would the punishment be and what could the punishment be. Please keep succinct.
The Caveat
IMPORTANT CAVEAT: This is one-sided testimony from the prosecutor. A judge would require actual evidence presented at trial, cross-examination, and defense arguments. This deposition alone is insufficient for judgment.
That said, based ONLY on Smith’s testimony here:
The Conclusion
GUILTY ON:
- Conspiracy to Overturn the 2020 Election (18 U.S.C. § 371)
- Smith testified they had “proof beyond a reasonable doubt” of a criminal scheme
- Described coordinated false statements about fraud, direction of supporters to Capitol
- Obstruction of Congress/Certification Process (18 U.S.C. § 1512)
- Directed co-conspirators to make calls to Members of Congress to delay certification
- Refused to stop Capitol violence after becoming aware of it
- Willful Retention of Classified Documents (18 U.S.C. § 793)
- Smith testified documents stored at Mar-a-Lago post-presidency
- “Willfully retained” per Smith’s characterization
- Obstruction in Classified Documents Case (18 U.S.C. § 1512)
- “Repeatedly tried to obstruct justice to conceal” documents
SENTENCING (per guidelines):
- Conspiracy/Obstruction: Should be 10-20 years; Would likely be 5-10 years; Could be 0-20+ years
- Classified Docs: Should be 3-5 years; Would likely be 2-3 years; Could be 0-10 years
Total: Likely consecutive sentences totaling 5-13 years