Does Donald Trump want revenge? According to an article in the Washington Post, citing two anonymous sources close to the transition team, the president-elect is on the verge of firing the entire team of special prosecutor Jack Smith, who had indicted him twice in the case classified documents that the former president kept after leaving office and in that on his attempt to overturn the results of the 2020 election.
According to one of the two sources, Donald Trump also plans to form a team of investigators, within the Department of Justice, in order to find evidence of fraud in the swing states during the 2020 election, won by Joe Biden . A victory that the Republican never accepted, denouncing, without evidence, manipulation of the vote.
Asked by the American newspaper about these revelations, Karoline Leavitt, appointed new White House spokesperson by the Republican, indicated that “President Trump campaigned to fire rogue bureaucrats who engaged in the illegal militarization of our system American judiciary, and the American people can expect him to keep that promise.”
Donald Trump's team reacted with a second press release, sent after the publication of the article. “President Trump and his transition team speak for him, and anonymous sources not affiliated with him have no idea what they are talking about,” the text states.
The fate reserved for Jack Smith and his team is not a surprise. The special prosecutor had already considered resigning with certain members of his team before Donald Trump took office, the New York Times revealed last Wednesday. The Republican had promised during his campaign to fire Smith within “two seconds” of taking office.
“For too long, the Department of Justice has been used against me and other Republicans. Not anymore,” said Donald Trump. Indicted in four different criminal investigations, the Republican has succeeded for months in delaying the proceedings. His re-election now almost completely clears his judicial horizon.
With the appointment of Pam Bondi as future American Minister of Justice, after the withdrawal of Matt Gaetz, the Republican has placed one of his loyalists in a key ministry, while three of his lawyers have already been appointed to strategic positions. The one who was attorney general was notably part of the team of lawyers who led, in vain, the legal challenge to the election of Joe Biden. Fifty complaints had been filed.
