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In a rather comical twist that highlights the absurdity of modern political warfare, the recently released 174-page report from now-defunct Special Counsel Jack Smith has made waves, showcasing yet another chapter in the long saga of the Department of Justice’s failed attempts to take down Donald Trump. This document, which is supposedly the culmination of a years-long investigation, essentially serves as a long, expensive apology for throwing millions of taxpayer dollars down a bottomless pit of political vindictiveness.
Smith’s investigation racked up a staggering bill of over $36 million by March 2024, deceptively covering up just how far the government will go to chase their elusive dream of turning a political rivalry into a courtroom showdown. It’s hard not to chuckle at the realization that taxpayers were effectively the patrons of a misguided political circus, with no accountability for the funds spent on these frivolous pursuits.
The report essentially admits that the Supreme Court had a significant role in derailing the whole charade. It noted the court’s decision establishing that presidents enjoy a level of immunity from criminal prosecution for their official acts. Thanks to this ruling, Smith was forced to shift his focus away from any actual criminal conduct, leading to a major reworking of the intended indictments. It’s almost impressive how much effort was spent clawing at the walls of legal definitions only to come up empty-handed. The irony here is rich—what was pitched as a pursuit of justice transformed into a scramble to find anything remotely resembling wrongdoing.
After this mounting fiasco, Trump’s legal team stepped up with a scathing response to Attorney General Garland. They pointed out the absurdity of learning about the report from media outlets instead of from the prosecution team, calling it just another instance of the politicized FBI leaking sensitive information—a tactic that’s become as common as the sunrise. This is nothing new for Smith’s operation, which has been repeatedly accused of turning time-honored legal practices into mere footnotes in a script for a political hit job.
NEW: Jack Smith's Special Counsel Report Reveals Final Chapter of DOJ's Trump Investigationhttps://t.co/CoEEiSUHzC
— RedState (@RedState) January 14, 2025
To add salt to the wound, Trump’s attorneys wasted no time contrasting Smith’s methods with those employed by former Special Counsel Robert Mueller. Where Mueller seemed hesitant to publicize allegations without a legitimate trial process, Smith apparently decided that a political hit job was more his style. This report comes across as nothing more than a poorly disguised political stunt, dressed up as an official document but dripping with the intention to undermine the nearly victorious Trump in the eyes of voters.
Smith’s report is a fitting end to this overreaching effort against the former president, encapsulating a bizarre chapter in the annals of American political warfare. With the cases against Trump now defunct and his victory in the election cemented, it appears the only thing left unresolved is the question of how much longer the Justice Department will continue flailing in a desperate dance to tarnish the reputation of a man who unequivocally knows how to connect with everyday Americans. The ultimate irony? Instead of triumphant vindication, it is the political hacks who find themselves in the glare of a debacle that may come to define their legacies in infamy.
