Special counsel Jack Smith, who has brought federal charges against former President Donald Trump, is an 'overzealous' prosecutor who relies on ethically dubious tactics, including media leaks and enticing witnesses, say those who have been caught in his snare.
Prosecutor Jack Smith waits for the start of the court session of Kadri Veseli’s initial appearance at the Kosovo Specialist Chambers court in The Hague, Netherlands, Nov. 10, 2020. Smith, the prosecutor named as special counsel to oversee investigations related …, is an “overzealous” prosecutor who relies on ethically dubious tactics, including media leaks and enticing witnesses, say those who have been caught in his snare.
• Mr. Smith’s conviction against former Virginia Gov. Robert F. McDonnell, a Republican accused of accepting payments and gifts in violation of federal public corruption laws, was overturned by theof North Carolina, a Democratic presidential candidate accused of illegally using campaign cash to conceal his mistress and love child, ended with a hung jury and mistrial.
“Government lawyers have a higher duty to the truth and cause of justice, and that’s where some of these government prosecutors, like Mr. Smith, have fallen short,” Mr. McDonnell said. “They are smart and well-credentialed, but they don’t seem to be exercising good judgment when it comes to this point.”Attorney General Merrick Garland has staunchly defended Mr. Smith’s standing as a “veteran career prosecutor.”commitment to both independence and accountability,” Mr. Garland said last month.
Mr. Smith took a similar tack in the Renzi case. He submitted as evidence recordings of the former lawmaker’s private conversations with his attorneys. Mr. McDonnell said the case against him was littered with leaks, beginning with a newspaper report of the investigation. Mr. Menendez’s legal team said prosecutors engaged in a deliberate pattern of media leaks that damaged the senator’s credibility with the public to increase the chances of indictment. The attorneys said prosecutors’ actions amounted to “serious misconduct.”“The media leaks are a three-pronged attack,” Mr. Renzi said. “It taints the jury pool, suppresses voter turnout and pressures the judge to rule in their favor.”Stanley Woodward, an attorney for Mr. Nauta, said a prosecutor on Mr.
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