US EditionSmith: Charges against Trump not politically motivated
Jack Smith defended his investigation into Trump’s classified documents and election interference cases, warning the Department of Justice faces unprecedented political weaponization.
- Former Justice Department special counsel Jack Smith stated it is "ludicrous" to claim the investigation into Donald Trump was politically motivated, emphasizing there was substantial evidence of criminal conduct in his cases.
- Smith discussed the significance of willfulness in Trump's indictment for illegally retaining classified documents, which resulted in a 40 felony count indictment in 2023.
- Smith criticized attacks on public servants and warned that the rule of law is under attack, citing the erosion of norms within the Justice Department.
- He maintained that investigations should adhere to established legal principles and expressed concern over recent political pressures affecting the Department of Justice.
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Trump on investigations: ‘Worst weaponization of a political opponent’
President Donald Trump claimed that former special counsel Jack Smith used his position and the Department of Justice as a weapon against him and his family. Trump went on to say that he hopes that Smith, his associates and certain members of Congress will be investigated.
"This is going to cost us": Smith blasts Trump attacks on public servants in rare interview
Jack Smith, the former special counsel who led investigations into President Donald Trump, spoke out against the administration in a rare interview. Smith’s investigations culminated in two Trump indictments surrounding his handling of classified documents and his attempts to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election. Smith left the Department of Justice in January, shortly before the start of Trump’s second term. Sitting for an int…
Smith: Charges against Trump not politically motivated
Former special counsel Jack Smith on Tuesday defended the federal charges against President Trump stemming from his investigation into the then-former president, charges that he said were not motivated by politics. In an interview with former prosecutor Andrew Weissmann at University College London, Smith strongly denied the accusation that his investigation was politically motivated. “The idea that…
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