Special counsel Jack Smith faced further accusations of political lawfare online after he filed to dismiss the cases against President-elect Donald Trump on Monday.
Less than three weeks after Trump bested Vice President Kamala Harris, Smith filed a motion to end the cases centered on Trump’s actions leading up to and on Jan. 6, 2021, and Trump’s handling of classified documents. Politicians and lawyers alike responded to the filing Monday on X.
“This lawfare was always unprecedented,” Rep. Byron Donalds (R-FL) wrote. “This lawfare was always wrong. This lawfare was always politically-motivated. And this lawfare MUST NEVER HAPPEN AGAIN.”
THIS AFTERNOON: Jack Smith has dismissed the…
Trump Election Interference Case
This lawfare was always unprecedented.
This lawfare was always wrong.
This lawfare was always politically-motivated.
And this lawfare MUST NEVER HAPPEN AGAIN. pic.twitter.com/xigUnwjeeu
— Byron Donalds (@ByronDonalds) November 25, 2024
“All that has changed is that Trump won the election And now Jack Smith is moving to dismiss,” Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) wrote. “Isn’t that tantamount to an admission that this was just politicized lawfare from the beginning?”
“The Jack Smith cases will be remembered as a dark chapter of weaponization,” Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) wrote. “They never should have been brought. Our elections are decided by voters–not by fanatical, deranged liberal lawyers like Jack Smith.”
“[Retweet] if you think it’s time to fire Jack Smith,” Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) wrote.
“Jack Smith-your losing joke of an indictment didn’t have a chance in hell to begin with as SCOTUS made clear,” former Olympian Caitlyn Jenner wrote. “Your motion to dismiss is long over due. I hope you’re investigated until the end of time when AG @PamBondi takes over. Thankful to the voter mandating lawfare end!”
“It was all a political witch hunt to interfere with our elections!!” Libs of TikTok wrote of the dismissal.
“Jack Smith failed miserably, but did grave damage to our justice system and sought to sabotage our election system,” Fox Business host Mark Levin wrote. “He should have to answer for it. Alvin Bragg hangs on as we sit around and await conflicted rogue judge, Juan Merchan, to get off his a** and dismiss the outrageous case in New York.”
“Will Jack Smith reimburse taxpayers for the millions wasted on this bogus witch hunt he just dropped?” Trump lawyer Alina Habba wrote.
“Asking for America.”
Will Jack Smith reimburse taxpayers for the millions wasted on this bogus witch hunt he just dropped?
Asking for America.— Alina Habba (@AlinaHabba) November 25, 2024
“This is a MASSIVE WIN for the rule of law,” Trump’s campaign wrote.
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Smith attempted to speed up his cases against Trump and go to trial before this month’s election. These cases, even though the alleged crimes occurred before Trump announced his 2024 campaign, were not brought until afterward.
Additionally, Trump has yet to be sentenced for his criminal fraud conviction in New York. In May, the soon-to-be president was found guilty on 34 counts of falsifying business records.
