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Takeaways from former special counsel Jack Smith’s scathing review of the Trump Justice Department
Jack Smith says his prosecutions of Trump were apolitical but criticizes the current Trump Justice Department for politicizing the legal process and causing resignations.
- Tuesday Jack Smith gave a rare interview insisting the two criminal cases he brought against President Donald Trump were untainted by politics.
- Smith supervised teams investigating classified documents in Florida and alleged interference in the 2020 presidential election, while Supreme Court immunity questions slowed the cases.
- Smith noted `tons of evidence` that Trump willingly retained classified documents, while Robert Hur, special counsel, found insufficient proof to charge President Joe Biden in the classified documents inquiry.
- Department actions have included forcing out senior FBI officials and special agents who worked on cases related to the Jan. 6, 2021, attack, while House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan asked Smith to testify Tuesday.
- Smith cautioned that politicization is driving career prosecutors away from the Justice Department and warned attacks on public servants would have an incalculable cost.
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