Special counsel Jack Smith’s January 6 case against former President Donald Trump fails to pass the “banana republic test,” according to Harvard Law School Professor Emeritus Alan Dershowitz.

During a discussion with Blaze Media co-founder Glenn Beck, Dershowitz argued that prosecutors will not be able to prove Trump acted with a “corrupt motive” as he allegedly sought to overturn the results of the 2020 election over claims that it was stolen.

Still, the inquiry is escalating as Trump is campaigning as the GOP frontrunner in the 2024 race for the White House, setting up a possible general election rematch with President Joe Biden, Dershowitz noted.

“This doesn’t satisfy the banana republic test. In banana republics, presidents prosecute their political opponents and the stronger their political opponents are in the polls, the more likely they are to be prosecuted,” Dershowitz said.

Alan Dershowitz tells @glennbeck: "This doesn't satisfy the Banana Republic test. In Banana Republics, presidents prosecute their political opponents and the stronger their political opponents are in the polls, the more likely they are to be prosecuted." pic.twitter.com/uTUnom7MPG

— TheBlaze (@theblaze) August 2, 2023

Dershowitz pointed to polling showing Trump and Biden virtually tied in a head-to-head matchup. He said any indictment against the former president “better be the strongest indictment in American history” with “smoking gun” evidence.

The four-count indictment brought on Tuesday is “flawed” and “filled with speculation,” Dershowitz said, adding that it does not meet the “Nixon standard” established when former President Richard Nixon’s Republican allies turned against him during the Watergate scandal.

Trump has been charged with conspiracy to defraud the United States, conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding, obstructing an official proceeding, and conspiracy against rights. He is expected to be arraigned in Washington, D.C., on Thursday.

Among Smith’s defenders is former acting Solicitor General Neal Katyal, who told MSNBC that the special counsel was “picked as an independent, career prosecutor.” He said attacks on “the Biden Justice Department” for “going after” Trump are “poppycock.”

On the other side of the argument is George Washington University law professor Jonathan Turley, who wrote an op-ed published by USA Today saying Smith aims to “criminalize false political claims” in a way that will “bulldoze through the First Amendment and a line of Supreme Court cases.”

Trump faces two other indictments in a documents-related case brought by Smith and a hush-money case brought by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg. He may also be charged in a 2020 election inquiry in Georgia. Trump has broadly denied any wrongdoing and claims he is the target of a political “witch hunt.”

Dershowitz, who defended Trump in his first impeachment trial, previously claimed to Fox Business that Smith’s documents-related case against the former president failed to pass the Nixon test and “may be the most dangerous indictment in political history.”

An LBGTQ center in Ohio partially funded by county taxpayers is holding a monthly session teaching children as young as 11 the “fundamentals of drag.”

The Colors+ Youth Center, roughly 15 miles from Cleveland, welcomes kids from ages 4 to 17, and states that it is “run by two licensed professional mental health counselors.”

“In collaboration with Drag Queen Story Hour Cleveland, we offer monthly drag tutorials on the 2nd Wednesday of every month from 6-7:30pm led by a local drag performer who teaches the fundamentals of drag (makeup, costume design, and performance),” the Colors+ website proclaims. “Youth are able to creatively express themselves in a safe, affirming, and age appropriate way. Funded by Cuyahoga Arts and Culture.”

The county funding comes from Cuyahoga Arts & Culture, which boasts that it is “one of the largest local public funders for arts and culture in the nation, helping hundreds of organizations in Cuyahoga County connect millions of people to cultural experiences each year,” adding, “Cuyahoga Arts & Culture is a strong steward of the public’s money, investing nearly $12 million annually in organizations that bring arts and culture to life in our communities. Each year we support tens of thousands of arts and culture programs and events that enhance the lives of Cuyahoga County residents.”

In July, the Colors+ Youth Center celebrated the election of one of its board members as President of the Ohio Association for Counselor Education and Supervision (OACES).

“I’m thrilled to share that I have been elected to serve as 2024-25 President of the Ohio Association for Counselor Education and Supervision (OACES)!” the board member stated. “I am looking forward to my three years of service as President-elect (2023-24), President, and Past-President (2025-26) alongside the fantastic folks on the OACES Executive Board.”

After the Supreme Court landmark decision at the end of June which struck down a Colorado law that would have punished a Christian graphic designer who would not design a website for a same-sex wedding, the Colors+ Youth Center wrote on Facebook, “Today the U.S. Supreme Court issued a ruling granting a narrow exemption from nondiscrimination law to a Colorado website design business so that they can deny services to same-sex couples. Denying service to anyone because of who they are is out of step with what the overwhelming majority of Americans, including business owners, believe.”