Corrupt Special Counsel Jack Smith will not wait for incoming President-elect Donald Trump to fire him. Since he can’t prosecute a sitting president, he’s leaving the DOJ now and dropping the cases. He failed to hurt Trump. Since Nov. 2022, Smith has tried to put Trump in prison on the backs of four felony counts that he conspired to steal the 2020 election. Trump’s stunning and historic victory is a rebuke.
Smith tried to damage Trump
He wanted to put a lot more into it too. He filed for 40 felony counts against Trump over the documents held at Mar-a-Lago. A judge had dismissed the case. He was going to appeal but that’s been dropped.
Joe Pollack described the cases. Trump was dealing with four criminal cases, two at the federal level, two at the state level. What was called the “documents” case was dismissed in Florida in July when Judge Aileen Cannon and the defense thought Smith’s own appointment was invalid.
Smith himself was in error
Pollack wrote,
“Trump has faced four criminal cases — two at the federal level, and two at the state level. One federal case, the “documents” case, was dismissed in federal court in Florida in July after Judge Aileen Cannon agreed with the defense that Smith’s appointment as Special Counsel was constitutionally invalid. (Smith is currently appealing her ruling.) The other case, the “January 6th” case, is still pending in the District of Columbia, where Smith had to refile it after Supreme Court rulings on presidential immunity and the relevant law.”
It’s all being dropped since it’s expected Trump will fire him. “As of Wednesday, the Department of Justice is dropping both cases, anticipating that Trump would fire Smith immediately upon taking office, as he has power to do, ending the Special Counsel’s prosecutions.”
Smith tried to muddy the water
There’s a lot that isn’t clear. Pollack continued,
“At the state level, there are two cases — one in New York, and one in Georgia. In New York, Trump is set to be sentenced on November 26th on 34 felony counts of business fraud. It is unclear what his sentence will be, or whether it would be suspended; his conviction is almost certain to be overturned on appeal. As president, he would probably have the power to pardon himself for federal crimes; it is an open constitutional question as to whether he could pardon himself for state crimes. In Georgia, Trump’s prosecution has been delayed until next year, thanks in part to ethical questions over the conduct of Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis (who won reelection on Tuesday). There are motions by the defense to dismiss the entire case.”
Trump also has civil cases, both on appeal.
“Trump also faces civil cases. Two of the more prominent case are both in New York: one is his civil fraud case, and the other is his sexual misconduct case. The fraud case is currently on appeal in New York, and the state’s appellate judges have shown skepticism thus far about the massive fine that New York Attorney General managed to slap on Trump for allegedly inflating his wealth in loan applications. The latter case, involving suddenly-remembered allegations by writer E. Jean Carroll, is also being appealed; Trump was found civilly (not criminally) liable for “sexual abuse” (though not for rape) and also for defamation.”
