Jack Smith’s Lawyers Fire Back At Trump
In a new twist to the ongoing battle over the Biden Justice Department’s pursuit of President Donald J. Trump, attorneys for former special counsel Jack Smith are dismissing a federal watchdog investigation as nothing more than an “imaginary and unfounded” attack.
The Office of Special Counsel launched the review after Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) requested an inquiry into whether Smith’s actions violated the Hatch Act, a law designed to prevent federal officials from engaging in election interference. Cotton and other conservatives argue that Smith’s rush to prosecute Trump was a blatant attempt to derail his 2024 campaign and tilt the election in Joe Biden’s favor.
Smith’s legal team — Lanny Breuer and Peter Koski — pushed back hard in their letter, portraying Smith as a prosecutor who simply “followed the facts and the law.” They rejected claims of political bias, insisting he made decisions without regard for the upcoming election.
But Trump allies aren’t buying it. They point to the fact that Merrick Garland appointed Smith just days after Trump announced his 2024 run, and that Smith tried to fast-track cases by appealing directly to the Supreme Court. For many Americans, this was evidence that Biden’s DOJ was weaponized against Trump from day one.
Both of Smith’s high-profile cases — one involving classified documents and another related to 2020 election challenges — collapsed before Trump took office in January. Conservatives say this proves what they suspected all along: the prosecutions were politically motivated and never should have been brought in the first place.
The battle over Jack Smith is far from over, but the watchdog investigation shines a bright light on how deeply politicized the Justice Department became under Biden. For millions of voters, it is yet another reminder of why Trump’s promise to clean house in Washington still resonates.
