Chuck Darwin on Nostr: Trump allies push to punish Jack Smith in first test of retribution vow Even as Jack ...
Trump allies push to punish Jack Smith in first test of retribution vow
Even as Jack Smith moved to wind down his federal election interference case against Donald Trump on Friday, House Republicans took an initial step toward investigating the special counsel, setting up an early test of how the president-elect’s calls for retribution will play out.
House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) and Rep. Barry Loudermilk (R-Georgia) asked Smith’s office to preserve all records of the historic classified document and election interference probes,
a routine first step in congressional inquiries, law enforcement investigations and litigation.
Elon Musk, the X owner who spent more than $100 million boosting Trump’s campaign, responded to the House Republicans’ letter by posting,
“Jack Smith’s abuse of the justice system cannot go unpunished.”
Trump vowed repeatedly on the campaign trail to stop Smith’s prosecutions and use a return to power to turn federal law enforcement against President Joe Biden and other critics,
Democrats and former advisers.
He argued without evidence that the federal indictments he faced were politically motivated.
In the final weeks of the campaign, Trump said he would quickly remove Smith and suggested deporting him.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2024/11/08/trump-dc-criminal-case-suspend-deadlines/
Even as Jack Smith moved to wind down his federal election interference case against Donald Trump on Friday, House Republicans took an initial step toward investigating the special counsel, setting up an early test of how the president-elect’s calls for retribution will play out.
House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) and Rep. Barry Loudermilk (R-Georgia) asked Smith’s office to preserve all records of the historic classified document and election interference probes,
a routine first step in congressional inquiries, law enforcement investigations and litigation.
Elon Musk, the X owner who spent more than $100 million boosting Trump’s campaign, responded to the House Republicans’ letter by posting,
“Jack Smith’s abuse of the justice system cannot go unpunished.”
Trump vowed repeatedly on the campaign trail to stop Smith’s prosecutions and use a return to power to turn federal law enforcement against President Joe Biden and other critics,
Democrats and former advisers.
He argued without evidence that the federal indictments he faced were politically motivated.
In the final weeks of the campaign, Trump said he would quickly remove Smith and suggested deporting him.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2024/11/08/trump-dc-criminal-case-suspend-deadlines/