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“Jack Smith’s office bent its own rules to rush a software purchase days before indicting Donald Trump.”
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Records released by the Oversight Project show that Jack Smith's office authorized an urgent software purchase before funds were obligated, citing strict internal requirements.
According to reporting by Breitbart and documents published by the Oversight Project, former Special Counsel Jack Smith's office bypassed standard procedures to expedite a software purchase. The Oversight Project reported that in July 2023, an executive officer noted the office had 'more strict requirements than DOJ's standard policies' but authorized purchasing forensic video software before funds were obligated because the matter was urgent. Breitbart detailed that this purchase occurred days prior to Donald Trump's indictment regarding the 2020 election.
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