Staff Reports
Special Counsel Jack Smith has been on a never-ending quest to prosecute former President Donald Trump with a litany of charges, making it feel like a bad soap opera that just won’t end. However, the former president has recently hinted that the tables may turn, and Smith could find himself in the defendant’s chair. In a post on his platform Truth Social, Trump proclaimed that it might just be the right moment for some legal payback.
Trump didn’t hold back in his post, suggesting that he has been handily outmaneuvering Biden’s barrage of attorneys, including “Deranged Jack Smith,” spelled out like the villain in a poorly scripted drama. He even mentioned that Smith’s case against him in Florida—dubbed as the “biggest of them all” by the left—was thrown out as unconstitutional. It seems the former president looks at the legal skirmishes as a game of dodgeball, where he’s the kid who refuses to get hit.
Trump blasts special counsel Jack Smith’s request for gag order in 2020 election interference case https://t.co/AnXUEuY5lI pic.twitter.com/T49yXlxYSB
— New York Post (@nypost) September 16, 2023
The fire was further stoked when Rep. James Clyburn endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris as someone capable of handling these supposed legal battles. Trump mused that someone should enlighten Clyburn, who he labeled as not the sharpest tool in the shed, about the legal victories he’s secured against the army of prosecutors aligned against him. In the midst of his bravado, he also indicated that he intends to sue over the infamous Mar-a-Lago raid, which he claims was an illegal breach reminiscent of politics in a “Third World Country.”
The backstory here is equally delicious. Judge Aileen Cannon recently threw out the charges levied by Smith, validating Trump’s assertion that the special counsel’s appointment was unconstitutional. The ruling hinted that the legal justification had its flaws—much like a cheap knock-off bag on sale at a flea market. The Constitution’s Appointments Clause clearly lays out how officials should be appointed, yet here we are, with Smith’s appointment looking more dubious than a three-dollar bill.
As if that wasn’t enough, Smith also received a nice little slap from the Supreme Court, which ruled this month that a president enjoys a shield of immunity regarding official actions. It’s almost as though the justices were giving a nod to Trump while simultaneously rolling their eyes at the endless prosecutorial circus trying to take him down. But even with these wins, it remains murky what grounds Trump might use to sue Smith, given that the charges emerged after federal agents stormed Mar-a-Lago like they were executing a warrant for a last slice of pizza.
In this high-stakes reality show of legal chess, Trump seems like a relentless competitor, ready to counter every move with a wink, a grin, and perhaps some well-timed lawsuits. Whether or not he gets his day in court remains to be seen, but one thing is for sure: the drama is far from over, and the popcorn provides just the right crunch for the Conservative audience watching this escapade unfold.
