Special counsel Jack Smith personally denounces Trump's conduct, calls his accusations 'laughable'

Source: ABC News

Special counsel Jack Smith personally denounces Trump's conduct, calls his accusations 'laughable'

The criticism came in a letter Smith wrote accompanying his final report.

ByKatherine Faulders, Alexander Mallin and Peter Charalambous
January 14, 2025, 12:45 AM ET
6 min read

In a final rebuke to the former president he investigated and prosecuted for more than two years, special counsel Jack Smith personally denounced Donald Trump for levying "laughable" and baseless attacks on the federal prosecutors who brought two criminal cases against him.

The stark criticism of the president-elect was included in a letter, obtained by ABC News, that Smith sent Attorney General Merrick Garland last week accompanying his final report detailing his election interference investigation into the former-and-future president.

Smith, in the letter, defended his conduct as fully lawful, free of partisan influence, and vital to the aspirations of the justice system.

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"While we were not able to bring the cases we charged to trial, I believe the fact that our team stood up for the rule of law matters. I believe the example our team set for others to fight for justice without regard for the personal costs matters. The facts, as we uncovered them in our investigation and as set forth in my Report, matter," Smith wrote.

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