Trump Vows He’ll Fire Jack Smith ‘Within 2 Seconds’ If He Wins

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Former President Donald Trump said Thursday he’ll immediately fire Special Counsel Jack Smith if he gets back into the White House, underscoring how Trump’s election is likely to ensure the ex-president will never go to trial in the two federal criminal cases against him.

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Trump said in an interview Thursday with conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt he “would fire [Smith] within two seconds” if he wins.

Smith is leading the federal government’s two criminal cases against Trump, one for his efforts to overturn the 2020 election and another for allegedly mishandling White House documents, which Smith is now appealing after Trump-appointed U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon dismissed the case.

Trump has widely decried the cases against him as “witch hunts” and slammed Smith, calling him a “thug,” and it’s been widely anticipated that Trump would appoint Justice Department officials if elected who would have the federal charges against Trump dropped.

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