Staff Reports
Jack Smith, the special prosecutor famously tasked with going after President-elect Donald Trump, is in a hurry to wrap up his investigations before he gets unceremoniously shown the door. Smith knows that once Trump takes the oath of office, his days are numbered—specifically, two seconds, as the future president has promised to fire him on the spot. Talk about a ticking clock!
Smith has been leading two investigations overseen by the Biden administration that puts the spotlight on Trump. The first involves a claim that Trump mishandled classified documents discovered during an FBI raid on his Mar-a-Lago estate. The second alleges Trump engaged in election interference following the 2020 election results. However, as the countdown to Trump’s inauguration draws closer, it seems the special prosecutor is scrambling to present a case that has been more about theatrics than tangible evidence.
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While Smith has thus far failed to land an actual court case against Trump, he might be angling to sway public opinion against the incoming president instead. Plans for a report to the attorney general are underway; this seems more like an effort to compile a flimsy case that could keep the Trump derangement syndrome alive among Democrats and media elites than an actual legal strategy.
House Republicans are gearing up for a potential investigation of Smith himself, pushing for the preservation of all records related to his probes. This comes amid revelations that previous reports by special counsels were made public (with some redactions, of course), but it remains to be seen how much of Smith’s findings will make the cut. Speculation is rife that his report may not contain the fireworks that critics hope for after much of the information has already been aired in the media.
Amidst all this drama, Trump continues to seek the dismissal of felony convictions stemming from business records disputes in New York. His attorney argues that the election should serve as a basis for doing so, and a judge has set a deadline for the prosecution to explain how they intend to move forward with the case. Meanwhile, another case in Georgia regarding alleged election interference is unlikely to gain traction now that Trump is back in the presidential seat. Perhaps the real election interference was the attempts to undermine his presidency all along.
As Trump prepares to take office and Smith scrambles to seal his fate, one thing is clear: the political drama is anything but over, and it remains a spectacle that only Washington could produce.
