In Jan. 6 case, Jack Smith slams Trump appointment argument

Special counsel Jack Smith’s office is bracing for retribution if Trump wins
One year after bringing historic indictments against former President Donald Trump, the prosecutors left in special counsel Jack Smith’s office are gaming out legal options and bracing for retribution if Trump returns to the White House. Trump has called ...
Jack Smith, Looking To Avoid in January 6 Case a Repeat of His Mar-a-Lago Disqualification Disaster, Calls Trump’s Case ‘Meritless’
President Trump’s success in disqualifying Special Counsel Jack Smith from his Mar-a-Lago case in South Florida — a disaster for the government — has the prosecutor anxious to avoid the same fate at the District of Columbia.
In Jan. 6 case, Jack Smith slams Trump appointment argument as ‘meritless’
A Trump-appointed judge dismissed Trump's classified documents case after he successfully argued Smith was serving unconstitutionally. He's now brought this same argument to his Jan. 6 case.
Trump, who says he would 'fire' Jack Smith 'within two seconds,' moves to challenge special counsel's role in election case
Trump's lawyers are seeking to dismiss the federal election interference case, arguing that Smith's appointment as special counsel was unconstitutional.
Smith asks court to reject Trump’s challenge to his appointment in Jan. 6 case
Special counsel Jack Smith on Thursday asked a judge to decline to take up former President Trump’s latest bid to toss his Jan. 6 election interference case by arguing Smith was unlawfully appointed.
'They may need lawyers': Jack Smith's office reportedly bracing for Trump's retribution
The 2024 election will decide the next steps of the two federal investigations into Donald Trump. Speaking to CNN's Jake Tapper, reporter Katelyn Polantz said she'd spoken to several people about what's next from the special counsel.
'It makes no difference if the President acquiesced': Republican AGs say Jack Smith's office is unconstitutional because of his independence from Biden
"No department head in the Executive Branch has the authority to do what the Attorney General has done in the special-counsel ...
Jack Smith Says Clarence Thomas' Opinion Does Not Bind Judge Chutkan
U.S. Department of Justice special counsel Jack Smith has blasted former President Donald Trump's legal team for suggesting ...
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If Trump Wins the Election, Jack Smith’s Chances To Convict Him Will Go To Desperate From Decent
The 45th president’s legal fate looks like it will be decided at the ballot box rather than the jury box. While an electoral ...
Trump’s Comments About Jack Smith Are Getting Increasingly Unhinged
To make it easier to follow all of Trump’s ongoing legal entanglements, we’ll have periodic updates on the latest ...
Jack Smith Should Not Have Trump Role: Clinton-Lewinsky Lawyer
Robert Ray wrote that outside lawyers have historically been used only to assist government prosecutors, not to replace them.
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Trump Scores Major Win Against Jack Smith’s Authority
The Supreme Court handed Trump one of the biggest wins of his career in July, when they ruled 6–3 to expand a president’s ...
Trump says if he takes office, he’ll fire special counsel Jack Smith ‘within 2 seconds’
Donald Trump says that if wins the White House, he'll fire special counsel Jack Smith “within two seconds” of taking office.
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Trump’s promise to fire Jack Smith is a final warning
Donald Trump told a conservative radio host Thursday that, if elected, he would fire special counsel Jack Smith “within two seconds.” It’s hard to hear this without recalling how another ...
‘Untimely and without merit’: Jack Smith rubbishes latest Trump dismissal bid in Jan. 6 case as ‘unpersuasive’ and too late, rejects ‘false claims’ of bias and ...
Smith says, the relevant appeals court has already ruled on the issues at stake — in a precursor case tangentially involving ...