Special Counsel Jack Smith may be missing even after dropping all charges against President-elect Donald Trump.
Smith's decision to dismiss the case against Trump was reignited on Monday. phone For research on his efforts. It's unclear whether the pursuit of Mr. Smith is high enough on Mr. Trump's priority list to turn dialogue into action, but some may not be prepared to simply ignore the months-long pursuit of Mr. Smith now that the threat has passed. There is.
Former federal prosecutor Andrew Cherkasky told the Daily Caller News Foundation that the federal prosecutor's investigation into Trump is important “because of the enormous costs and ultimate failures.”
“It's hard to imagine that it would result in a finding of criminality. But it turns out that Mr. Smith's innovative legal approach was riddled with problems that any reasonable prosecutor would have refused to indict.” I think we will,” Cherkasky told DCNF. “Although Mr. Smith has already resigned from his position as special counsel, we expect that some of the attorneys working for him will also be removed from their positions as special counsel.” [Department of Justice] The Department of Justice involved in legally wrongful prosecution. ”
Smith's two Trump prosecutions cost taxpayers more than $50. million, According to to the Ministry of Justice report. (Related: Judge grants Jack Smith's request to dismiss lawsuit against Trump)
“There is ample evidence that Congress's January 6th committee intentionally avoided evidence favorable to President Trump's position, and if Mr. Smith did the same, his actions would carry more serious consequences.” “This could be the basis for inviting a person's actions,'' Cherkasky said.
heritage monitoring project Posted On Monday, it was announced that a “model indictment” was being prepared for Smith. Executive Director Mike Howell indicated that Smith could be charged under federal law that prohibits conspiracy to violate an individual's civil rights, but said there are “other potential avenues.” told DCNF.
“Jack Smith and his firm will face severe legal, political and financial consequences for their blatant legal conduct and election interference,” said Mike Davis, president of the Article III Project. said. I wrote Monday of X. “This includes a federal criminal investigation for conspiracy to violate rights under 18 U.S.C. 241.”
one of Mr. Smith Fee The case against President Trump was also filed based on the same conspiracy charge against the Rights Act.
If Donald J. Trump had lost the election, he could have spent the rest of his life in prison.
These prosecutions have always been political. Now is the time to ensure that what happened to President Trump never happens again in this country. https://t.co/18dB65naNG
— JD Vance (@JDVance) November 25, 2024
Charles Stimson, deputy director of the Heritage Foundation's Edwin Meese III Center for Law and Justice Research, said President Trump did not use his first term to go after Hillary Clinton or those involved in the Russian collusion theory. he pointed out. “The past is prologue here,” he told DCNF.
Stimson said Pam Bondi, President Trump's nominee for attorney general, has other pressing issues to focus on, including illegal immigrants who have committed crimes in the United States and protecting free speech. . She likely won't look back, especially when government officials, including prosecutors like Smith, have immunity for actions taken in the line of duty.
“I don't think they're going to spend a lot of time deciding whether to prosecute Jack Smith, who is not employed by the Justice Department,” Stimson said.
“Mr. Judges, you are not hiding behind a cloak. We are coming for you. What you did to the people of J6 is a crime. Bennie Thompson, Liz… Cheney — Save the document. You destroyed people's lives, imprisoned defenseless people, destroyed them. Damon Williams, Jack Smith, Andrew Wiseman, you can run… pic.twitter.com/hstbZRaStk
— Posts from Donald J. Trump's Truth Social (@TrumpDailyPosts) November 26, 2024
It's also possible that Congress will take up Smith's investigation as a cause.
House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan and Republican Georgia Rep. Barry Loudermilk. said In a Nov. 8 letter, Mr. Smith's team asked that all records related to Mr. Trump's prosecution be preserved. Republican Sens. Chuck Grassley of Iowa and Ron Johnson of Wisconsin letter It also notified Smith to preserve his records.
“The preservation of Special Counsel Smith's records is more important than ever because of the apparent political bias of FBI officials involved in the development of the case against former President Trump,” Grassley and Johnson said. Ta. I wrote In a letter dated November 13th. “If politically charged litigation is to be initiated, it must be done in the correct manner and without political bias.”
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