A watchdog investigation into former special counsel Jack Smith over his prosecutions of President Donald Trump is based on an “imaginary and unfounded” premise.
Show us your cute pups for International Dog DayOfficers were initially responding to a stabbing call just after midnight at the Knight’s Inn in the 4000 block of East Houston Street.Read full article: SAPD identifies 3 officers who shot, killed man during apparent mental health call Rafael Ricardo Jesus Almendarez allegedly worked with his brother to cause the shooting death of Antonio Sanchez earlier in AugustAffidavit: Man charged with capital murder, aggravated kidnapping in drive-by shooting on West SideFILE - Special counsel Jack Smith speaks to the media about an indictment of former President Donald Trump , Aug.
1, 2023, at an office of the Department of Justice in Washington. President Donald Trump listens as he meets with South Korean President Lee Jae Myung in the Oval Office of the White House, Monday, Aug. 25, 2025, in Washington. FILE - The U.S. Department of Justice logo is seen on a podium before a press conference, May 6, 2025, at the Justice Department in Washington. FILE - Special counsel Jack Smith speaks to the media about an indictment of former President Donald Trump, Aug. 1, 2023, at an office of the Department of Justice in Washington. is based on an “imaginary and unfounded” premise, Smith's lawyers wrote in a letter obtained by The Associated Press on Tuesday. The letter marks the first response by Smith and his legal team to news that the Office of Special Counsel, an independent watchdog office, had launched an investigation into whether Smith engaged in improper political activity through his criminal inquiries into Trump.The attorneys told Jamieson Greer, the acting head of the office, that his investigation into Smith was “wholly without merit.” “Mr. Smith’s actions as Special Counsel were consistent with the decisions of a prosecutor who has devoted his career to following the facts and the law, without fear or favor and without regard for the political consequences, not because of them,” wrote Smith's lawyers, Lanny Breuer and Peter Koski., confirmed the investigation following a request from Republican Sen. Tom Cotton of Arkansas, who asked it to examine Smith's activities for potential violations of theCotton had alleged that Smith sought to interfere in the 2024 presidential election through his prosecutions and sought to effectively fast-track the cases toward resolution, including by asking the Supreme Court to weigh in on a key legal question before a lower court had a chance to review the issue. But Smith's lawyers say that argument is contradicted by the facts and note that no court ruling or other authority prohibits prosecutors from investigating allegations of criminal conducts against candidates for office. Politics, they say, played no part in the decision to bring the cases. “A review of the record and procedural history demonstrates the opposite — Mr. Smith was fiercely committed to making prosecutorial decisions based solely on the evidence, he steadfastly followed applicable Department of Justice guidelines and the Principles of Federal Prosecution, and he did not let the pending election influence his investigative or prosecutorial decision-making,” Smith's lawyers wrote.Biden administrationin Florida. Both were brought in 2023, well over a year before the 2024 presidential election, and indictments in the two cases cited what Smith and his team described as clear violations of well-established federal law.Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission.
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