As vote nears, Democrats push attacks on constitutional rights

[....] Smith’s filing so close to the Nov. 5 election is a clear and conscious violation of long-standing Justice Department policy under both Republicans and Democrats not to take any steps that “could impact an election” within 60 days of the vote.

Writing in a New York Times op-ed Oct. 9, former Assistant Attorney General Jack Goldsmith said that Trump’s opponents seem to believe “his unique horribleness justifies every conceivable aggressive step to keep him from becoming president. This sort of thinking reflects a tragic eight-year pattern of breaking rules and standards.”

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