Critics say special counsel Jack Smith, who has brought federal charges against former President Trump, is overzealous in his prosecutions. TWTFrontPage
of 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.”’s 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. Smith was more successful in the McDonnell case. The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld that attorney-client privilege did not protect emails from a government lawyer. The court concluded that Mr. McDonnell’s legal team failed to prove that the emails constituted legal advice.
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