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During an interview with conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt, Donald Trump stated on Thursday that if he were to regain the presidency, he would immediately fire special counsel Jack Smith. When asked whether he would prioritize pardoning himself or dismissing Smith to alleviate the legal challenges he faces, Trump confidently replied, “It’s so easy. I would fire him within two seconds. He’ll be one of the first things addressed.” Smith, appointed by Attorney General Merrick Garland in 2022, has charged Trump for his attempts to overturn the 2020 election and for mishandling classified documents.
Donald Trump has consistently criticized special counsel Jack Smith, labeling him a “crooked person” and reiterating his desire to fire him if he returns to the presidency. If elected, Trump could instruct the Justice Department to remove Smith, although he likely wouldn’t be able to do so unilaterally, as Smith is not a direct appointee of the president.
During his presidency, Trump was investigated by special counsel Robert Mueller and reportedly urged his then-White House counsel, Don McGahn, to push the Justice Department to dismiss Mueller, a request McGahn declined. Smith has brought two federal cases against Trump. One case, which accuses Trump of unlawfully retaining classified documents at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida, was dismissed in July, but Smith is currently appealing that decision.
The other case involves charges of attempting to overturn the 2020 presidential election and has been stalled due to a Supreme Court ruling that granted broad immunity for actions taken while in office.
Following Trump’s declaration that he would fire Jack Smith, Hugh Hewitt suggested that Congress might consider impeaching Trump for such an action. Trump dismissed this possibility, asserting, “I don’t think they’ll impeach me if I fire Jack Smith. Jack Smith is a scoundrel.” Democrat Kamala Harris’s campaign has sought to leverage information from Smith’s investigations into Trump against him.
Earlier this month, they released an ad that included footage from the January 6, 2021, Capitol attack alongside headlines from Smith’s inquiry, emphasizing, “He knew what he was doing.” While Trump criticized Smith, he praised U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon, whom he appointed, for dismissing the classified documents case against him in July. “We had a brave, brilliant judge in Florida,” Trump remarked. “She’s a brilliant judge, by the way. I don’t know her. I never spoke to her. Never spoke to her. But we had a brave and very brilliant judge.”
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