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Inquiry into prosecutor Jack Smith based on 'imaginary premise,' lawyers say
Los Angeles Times ^ | August 26, 2025 10:04 AM PT | Eric Tucker

Posted on 08/26/2025 1:22:31 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum

WASHINGTON — A watchdog investigation into former special counsel Jack Smith over his prosecutions of President Trump 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.

The Office of Special Counsel, which is totally distinct from the Justice Department special counsel position that Smith held for more than two years starting in November 2022, confirmed the investigation after a request from Republican Sen. Tom Cotton of Arkansas, who asked it to examine Smith’s activities for potential violations of the Hatch Act, a federal law that bans certain public officials from engaging in political activity.

Cotton had alleged that Smith sought to interfere in the 2024 presidential election through his prosecutions and sought to in effect 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...

(Excerpt) Read more at latimes.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Government; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 2024election; ap; apsedition; comeysmouthpiece; cotton; enemieslist; enemyjournalist; erictucker; fbijournalist; fbimouthpiece; jacksmith; latimes; latsedition; tomcotton

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1 posted on 08/26/2025 1:22:31 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum
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To: E. Pluribus Unum
no court ruling or other authority prohibits prosecutors from investigating allegations of criminal conducts against candidates for office...

Sounds like an admission to me.

2 posted on 08/26/2025 1:26:55 PM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is opinion or satire. Or both.)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

What else would one expect from Smith’s lawyers?


3 posted on 08/26/2025 1:27:09 PM PDT by Bloody Sam Roberts (Perfection is impossible. But if you pursue perfection...you may achieve excellence.)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Jack Smith, so clean and innocent.

http://www.foxnews.com/media/ex-virginia-gov-who-saw-conviction-by-jack-smith-thrown-out-says-hed-rather-win-than-get-it-right


4 posted on 08/26/2025 1:28:51 PM PDT by shelterguy
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To: BenLurkin

Except he wasn’t properly appointed in the first place and was acting without legal authority.

People go to jail for impersonating an officer.


5 posted on 08/26/2025 1:30:11 PM PDT by TheWriterTX (🇺🇸✝️🙏🇮🇱)
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To: BenLurkin
no court ruling or other authority prohibits prosecutors from investigating allegations of criminal conducts against candidates for office...


6 posted on 08/26/2025 1:30:21 PM PDT by Sirius Lee ("Never argue with a fool, onlookers may not be able to tell the difference.”)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Hatch Act?

How about abuse of power, abuse of government resources, perjury in pursuit of warrant, prejudicial press leaks, entrapment, conspiracy to commit entrapment, unauthorized access to classified information, fabrication of “evidence”, it goes on and on.

Never in American history has anyone even attempted a stunt like this little tete a tete between Garfinkel and “Smith”.

The investigation and ensuing court cases should have one goal: that no ever attempts it again. President’s a crook? Groovy. Impeach and try in the Senate. After that, nada.


7 posted on 08/26/2025 1:33:18 PM PDT by Regulator (It's fraud, Jim)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Like he did to Trump. Got it.


8 posted on 08/26/2025 1:36:05 PM PDT by SkyDancer ( ~ Am Yisrael Chai ~)
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To: Sirius Lee

I love Raymond Reddington when he takes someone down (video)


9 posted on 08/26/2025 1:37:25 PM PDT by SkyDancer ( ~ Am Yisrael Chai ~)
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To: Bloody Sam Roberts

“ Smith’s lawyers wrote in a letter obtained by the Associated Press”

Yeah that’s credible, smiths lawyers and sent the rat hacks at AP.


10 posted on 08/26/2025 1:39:07 PM PDT by iamgalt
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Smith’s lawyers said...blah, blah, blah!!


11 posted on 08/26/2025 1:49:24 PM PDT by mass55th (“Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway.” ― John Wayne)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

HIS LAWYERS ARE HANGING ON BY A SLIM THREAD. IMO.


12 posted on 08/26/2025 1:57:45 PM PDT by ridesthemiles (not giving up on TRUMP---EVER)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

No Lanny Breuer and Peter Koski,

its not “imaginary”,

its “ novel” enforcement of real existing law.

.


13 posted on 08/26/2025 2:18:51 PM PDT by cuz1961
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Smith is a common name. His parents can easily deny that they had any children that lived.


14 posted on 08/26/2025 2:31:18 PM PDT by RetiredTexasVet (Trump has arrived and it is awesome to have a real President.)
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To: All

Shysters defending a shyster.
Yeah, that’s a real shocker


15 posted on 08/26/2025 2:54:41 PM PDT by LegendHasIt
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