Tag: Jack Smith

With Untested Cases Challenging Trump, Legal Experts Weigh in on His Greatest Vulnerabilities

Former President Donald Trump currently faces four lawsuits and investigations with potential criminal liabilities. As the leading Republican presidential candidate for 2024, Trump has characterized these legal challenges as part of a political “witch hunt” and attempts to hurt his candidacy. Across the aisle, Trump’s critics describe the investigations as the proper application of the…


With Untested Cases Challenging Trump, Legal Experts Weigh In

Former President Donald Trump currently faces four lawsuits and investigations with potential criminal liabilities. As the leading Republican presidential candidate for 2024, Trump has characterized these legal challenges as part of a political “witch hunt” and attempts to hurt his candidacy. Across the aisle, Trump’s critics describe the investigations as the proper application of the…


Trump Rebukes ABC News Report on Classified Documents Case

Former President Donald Trump responded to new allegations that he deliberately misled his own attorneys as they dealt with investigations into his handling and retention of classified documents after leaving the White House. ABC News reported on Friday, based on unnamed sources, that outgoing D.C. Federal Judge Beryl Howell had ruled in a sealed filing…


Pence Vows to ‘Fight’ Subpoena in Special Counsel’s Jan. 6 Probe

Former Vice President Mike Pence said he intends to “fight” a subpoena issued by Special Counsel Jack Smith as part of the Justice Department’s (DOJ) probe of former President Donald Trump’s actions leading up to the Jan. 6 Capitol breach. Speaking with reporters on Feb. 15, Pence called the attempt to compel his testimony “unprecedented…


Special Counsel in Biden Document Case Is Former Trump Appointee Who Previously Worked Under Christopher Wray

A Trump-appointed former federal prosecutor experienced in dealing with litigation involving classified information has been tapped to lead the federal probe into President Joe Biden’s alleged mishandling of top secret documents. United States Attorney General Merrick Garland on Jan. 12 announced that Robert Kyoung Hur, 50, will serve as special counsel in overseeing the U.S….


New Special Counsel Asks Court to Stop Independent Review of Documents Seized From Mar-a-Lago

The newly appointed special counsel on Dec. 2 asked a U.S. judge to halt the independent review of documents the FBI seized from former President Donald Trump’s home in Florida. Special Counsel Jack Smith told U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon that the work of U.S. District Judge Raymond Dearie should be halted in light of…


New Special Counsel Makes First Move, Challenging Claim From Trump Team

Newly appointed special counsel Jack Smith on Thanksgiving made his first public move since being tasked with leading the investigation into whether former President Donald Trump violated the Espionage Act and other federal laws with Trump’s handling of certain records, including records with classified markings. Smith’s brief, one-page letter to an appeals court, challenged an…


Appointment of Special Counsel Amounts to Election Interference and Sets Dangerous Precedent

Commentary While Republicans kicked off the 2024 presidential race with the announcement that Donald Trump was running for president, in perhaps the ultimate sign of our ignominious times, Democrats, in effect, kicked off their half of the contest three days later by appointing a special counsel to escalate their political prosecution of him. This is…


New Trump Special Counsel Is a ‘Left Wing Hatchet Man’: Gingrich

The newly appointed special counsel to oversee probes related to former President Donald Trump is a “left wing hatchet man” in pursuit of a “witch hunt,” according to former House Speaker Newt Gingrich. Attorney General Merrick Garland’s pick for the role was Jack Smith, a registered independent and a veteran federal prosecutor who most recently…


Gingrich: New Trump Special Counsel Is a ‘Left Wing Hatchet Man’

The newly appointed special counsel to oversee probes related to former President Donald Trump is a “left wing hatchet man” in pursuit of a “witch hunt,” according to former House Speaker Newt Gingrich. Attorney General Merrick Garland’s pick for the role is Jack Smith, a registered independent and a veteran federal prosecutor who most recently…