US EditionTakeaways 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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Murray Ledger and TimesJack Smith: ‘Ludicrous’ to claim Trump probes were political
Ex-special counsel Jack Smith, who has given few interviews before or since resigning from the position, said in a rare interview it’s “absolutely ludicrous” to suggest his investigations of President Trump were driven by partisan politics. The former federal prosecutor…
Jack Smith criticizes Trump administration in uncommon public statement
Jack Smith, the former special counsel behind two criminal cases against Donald Trump, has stepped out of the shadows to launch a pointed critique of the current administration. As reported by NBC News, Smith, in a rare interview at University College London Faculty of Laws, slammed the Trump administration for targeting nonpartisan public servants and cautioned about the devastating long-term impact on the nation. Having left the Justice Depart…
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