I know I’m three weeks late here, but this remark by Dan K on Daily Kos is a mite intriguing. It’s all about special prosecutor Jack Smith, who it was rumored was about to shish kebab then-candidate Donald J. Trump when he won the Presidential election:
Smith dropped his case against Trump after the 2024 election, citing DOJ policy against indicting a sitting (or in this case, squatting) president. But he still has all the evidence, which he can use at trial to prove he was not engaging in partisan activity, but following the regular prosecutorial procedures in tracking evidence of a crime. And Smith is known as one of the smartest and most strategic prosecutors around today.
Trump often chickens out of civil suits when it comes time for deposition. Once he triggers a criminal case, though, it could get out of his control. Yes, he can order DOJ to drop the case, but he’s not the only actor here. Sen Tom Cotton (R-Ark) triggered this persecution a few days ago: Cotton to Greer: Investigate Jack Smith for Election Interference.
So the question is How smart is Senator Cotton (R-AL)? Sometimes he seems like a yutz, but on his last election campaign he ended up running against … nobody. Nice gig for a US Senate seat.
Could he be arranging the political demise of the President? Even if the DoJ has a policy against prosecuting a sitting President, an affair sufficiently serious concerning the retention and even sale of highly classified documents, “discovered” while investigating Smith, might change AG Bondi’s mind on the policy.
In the end it’ll probably come to nothing, but there’s a bit of potential here for catastrophe.
