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Trump Plans to Fire Jack Smith's Entire Team, Including Career Prosecutors, and Investigate 2020 Election Fraud

Nov 22, 2024, 10:55 PM

President-elect Donald Trump plans to dismiss the entire team that worked with Special Counsel Jack Smith on the two federal prosecutions against him, including career attorneys typically protected from political retribution, according to reports by the Washington Post. This move marks a significant shift, as legal teams are often excluded from political dynamics within government departments. Trump also intends to assemble new investigative teams within the Department of Justice to probe potential fraud in the 2020 election. Many members of Jack Smith's team may have departed before Trump's inauguration, but the plan underscores the incoming administration's focus on re-evaluating past prosecutorial actions.