The former special adviser, who filed two criminal cases against President Donald Trump, received $140,000 for free legal services from a prominent Washington law firm last month.
Covington & Burling provided Jack Smith with the gift of pro bono legal support, Politico reported first He cited the disclosures he filed in connection with his departure from the Department of Justice last month.
It is unclear why Smith asked outside his lawyers, but Trump repeatedly tore Smith and his team, vowed to fire them, and strongly suggested that they should be criminally charged. did.
“They should throw crazy Jack Smith and his thug prosecutors into prison,” Trump wrote. Social Media Posts in 2023 After Smith filed a new indictment, he illegally stored documents in Trump at Mar-a-lago and conspired to interfere with the probe.
Jack Smith, a former special adviser during the Biden administration who filed two criminal cases against President Donald Trump, reportedly received $140,000 in free legal services from a prominent Washington law firm last month. It's there.
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Earlier this month, Attorney General Pam Bondy oversaw the Justice Department with a memo examining “weaponization” under the Biden administration. The enforcement officer took part in an unprecedented attack on President Trump's home. ”
However, according to Politico, there was no criminal, civil or legal ethical investigation into Smith's actions.
A Covington spokesperson declined to comment.
