Donald Trump goes after Special Counsel Jack Smith's wife in first post-indictment appearance
, his wife and documentary filmmaker Katy Chevigny, the Biden administration, and others during his speech.
Referring to Smith as “deranged,” the former president tried to paint Smith and the probe as a partisan effort. “Ultimately, these are cowards, they’re cowards. And he’s a big Trump hater openly. He’s a Trump hater,” Trump added, lobbing a bit of his vitriol also at Chevigny. “And his wife is even more of a Trump hater. I wish her a lotta luck but he’s he’s a bad Trump hater and she’s a Trump hater.
However, the case Smith has culled since being appointed by Attorney General Merrick Garland in November, is built on damning evidence provided by employees at Mar-a-Lago, close advisers to Trump, and Evan Corcoran, one of Trump’s own attorneys who a judge compelled to testify to the grand jury. Smith, who is also tasked to oversee the DOJ’s investigation into efforts to overturn the 2020 election, has also overseen other investigations into members from both parties.
On Friday, after unsealing the charges, Smith delivered a brief statement, where he emphasized Trump should be presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law. “Our laws that protect national defense information are critical to the safety and security of the United States, and they must be enforced,”on Friday. “Violations of those laws put our country at risk.
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