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Impeach was House. Convict was Senate. Courts did not say nothing could be done without impeachment because there was no court case.
So again, what was in the report that was discovered after the Nov 5th 2024 that would have forced Trump's conviction?
Understood, and I don't think I said anything to dispute that.
Incorrect once again! There were 2 cases brought on by Jack Smith. Neither went to trial. Aileen Cannon dismissed one case (Mar a Lago documents, which should have been pretty straightforward if it had a competent judge running things) saying that Jack Smith wasn't properly appointed (which would be a godsend for the many people who have been convicted under a special prosecutor if that logic actually holds for once).
The other (January 6 and related stuff) had a competent judge who was actually very tough on the J6 rioters previously, but that case got appealed up to SCOTUS which had that horrible "official acts" ruling.
That was kind of my point on my very first post on this thread. There were things in progress, things that would not have been done if Smith didn't think he had a good chance at meeting that high burden of proof. There was enough before that report was released, after a ton of work was put into it, but the judicial system did in fact fail here. Not because Trump wasn't arrested on 1/7/2021, which would have been a short and certain path to nothing (and because of double jeopardy laws, could have lead to a permanent actual exoneration) but because they allowed every avenue to delay, made a few ridiculous rulings, and ultimately Trump somehow got reelected to stop the few moves Smith had left (for example, appealing the docs case dismissal or showing that his January 6 actions weren't official acts as president)
There is nothing in the case that was new. Therefore Trump could have been in jail while the case was being built.
Do you actually believe that Trump will be arrested in 4 years? Because if not, then the entire idea that he would be exonerated is irrelevant.
You said he shouldn't have been jailed because without an airtight case, he could have been released. Then what's the worst that could have happen had he been found not guilty two years ago? He could get reelected? Well look what happened.