Special Counsel Jack Smith’s report into his investigation of Donald Trump’s 2020 election subversion is an atlas of roads not taken—one to a land where Trump never tried to overturn the election, another where the Justice Department moved more quickly to charge him, and another where the Supreme Court didn’t delay the case into obsolescence.

The special counsel Jack Smith’s report reveals a perfect storm of systemic failure. The Supreme Court’s expansion of presidential immunity and outdated Justice Department policies have made overwhelming evidence irrelevant — because the accused regained power.