{"id":2013241,"date":"2023-08-26T18:50:01","date_gmt":"2023-08-26T22:50:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-staffer-met-with-member-of-jack-smiths-team-before-trump-indictment\/"},"modified":"2023-08-26T18:51:59","modified_gmt":"2023-08-26T22:51:59","slug":"biden-staffer-met-with-member-of-jack-smiths-team-before-trump-indictment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-staffer-met-with-member-of-jack-smiths-team-before-trump-indictment\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden staffer met Jack Smith&#8217;s team member prior to Trump indictment."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbiden-staffer-met-with-member-of-jack-smiths-team-before-trump-indictment%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2013241&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div data-post-content=\"true\" class=\"post_content\" id=\"post_content\">\n<h2>White House Aide&#8217;s Mystery Meeting Raises Questions<\/h2>\n<p>Recent White House \u200dvisitor logs have revealed an intriguing meeting between \u200can aide for special counsel Jack Smith and the White House Counsel&#8217;s office. The meeting took\u2062 place just weeks before President Donald Trump&#8217;s indictment on charges related to classified documents.<\/p>\n<p>According to the logs reviewed by The Epoch Times, Jay Bratt, a prosecutor on Mr. Smith&#8217;s team, met \u2063with Caroline Saba, deputy chief of staff\u200c for President\u200b Joe Biden&#8217;s White House Counsel&#8217;s \u200coffice, on March 31.<\/p>\n<p>While the purpose of the meeting \u2063remains unknown, it has\u200c sparked speculation \u200babout the involvement of Mr.\u2064 Smith&#8217;s team\u2063 in coordinating the prosecution\u200d of President Trump, who is President Biden&#8217;s chief rival in the \u20622024 \u200bpresidential race.<\/p>\n<div class=\"shortcode\">\n<div class=\"border-comp-divider mb-4 mr-4 w-full max-w-[500px] border px-5 py-4 text-[16px] leading-[20px] text-[#262626] md:float-left\">\n<div class=\"mb-3 font-sans text-[16px] font-semibold uppercase leading-[19px] text-[#2F2F2F]\">Related Stories<\/div>\n<div class=\"mb-4 flex gap-2\">\n<div class=\"grow\">\n<div class=\"mb-1 line-clamp-2\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/epochtv\/how-trumps-lawyer-comments-on-the-rolling-charges-jesse-binnall-5481234\">How Trump&#8217;s Lawyer \u2063Comments \u2062on the Rolling Charges: Jesse \u200dBinnall<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"text-comp-caption text-[14px] leading-[18px]\">8\/26\/2023<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"shrink-0 basis-[120px]\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/epochtv\/how-trumps-lawyer-comments-on-the-rolling-charges-jesse-binnall-5481234\"><\/a><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"mb-4 flex gap-2\">\n<div class=\"grow\">\n<div class=\"mb-1 line-clamp-2\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/epochtv\/what-does-trumps-mugshot-represent-5481195\">What Does Trump&#8217;s Mugshot Represent: Trevor Loudon<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"text-comp-caption text-[14px] leading-[18px]\">8\/26\/2023<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"shrink-0 basis-[120px]\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/epochtv\/what-does-trumps-mugshot-represent-5481195\"><\/a><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Rudy Giuliani, a former federal prosecutor, expressed his concerns about the meeting, stating that there\u2062 is no legitimate reason for a member of the Department \u200bof Justice (DOJ) to meet with the White House unless it is coordinated at the highest levels.<\/p>\n<p>Giuliani believes that the meeting was likely about coordinating the\u200c prosecution of President Trump, who was later indicted on criminal charges related to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-adds-white-collar-attorney-stephen-weiss-to-classified-documents-defense-team\/\" title=\"Trump hires white-collar attorney Stephen Weiss for classified documents defense team.\">unlawfully retaining classified documents<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Despite requests for more information\u200b about the meeting, neither the White House nor the DOJ \u2064has provided any \u2062details.<\/p>\n<div class=\"shortcode\">\n<div class=\"lazyload-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"lazyload-placeholder\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<h2>Mystery Meeting<\/h2>\n<p>The meeting took place shortly after a judge ordered\u2062 Trump lawyer Evan\u2062 Corcoran to testify before a grand jury in Mr.\u200d Smith&#8217;s investigation into documents held by the former president at his Mar-a-Lago home.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Smith&#8217;s team successfully obtained more \u200btestimony from \u2064Mr. Corcoran after a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-staffer-met-with-member-of-jack-smiths-team-before-trump-indictment\/\" title=\"Biden staffer met Jack Smith's team member prior to Trump indictment.\">judge rejected attorney-client privilege claims raised<\/a> during a previous grand jury appearance.<\/p>\n<p>About nine \u200bweeks after the meeting between Bratt and Saba, Mr. Smith indicted President Trump on multiple counts, including the retention of classified documents,\u2064 obstruction of \u2063justice, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sidney-powell-is-an-american-legal-giant\/\" title=\"Sidney Powell Is an American Legal Giant\">making false statements<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>President Trump pleaded not guilty\u2063 to the charges, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/donald-trump-arrested-pence-hits-former-president-over-classified-documents-indictment\/\" title=\"Trump arrested, Pence criticizes him for classified documents indictment.\">including alleged violations<\/a> of the Espionage Act,\u200d which criminalizes \u2064unauthorized possession of\u200b defense information.<\/p>\n<p>Giuliani further criticized \u200bthe March 31 meeting, suggesting that it demonstrates the politicization of the Justice Department under President Biden.<\/p>\n<p>President Trump responded to the indictments on Truth Social, portraying them\u200d as a political attack and a &#8220;witch hunt.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>In a follow-up post, President Trump \u200ccited a Reuters\/IPSOS\u200b poll showing him leading in the Republican presidential nomination and ahead of President Biden \u2064in a hypothetical matchup.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the\u2062 speculation and concerns \u200braised, neither the \u2064DOJ nor the White House has commented on Giuliani&#8217;s\u2063 remarks.<\/p>\n<h2>Classified Documents Case<\/h2>\n<p>Initially, Mr. Smith indicted President Trump \u200bon\u2063 June 8 on dozens of counts in connection<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>White House visitor logs reveal that Jack Smith&#8217;s aide, Jay Bratt, discreetly met with the White House Counsel&#8217;s office prior to President Trump&#8217;s indictment on classified documents charges. 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