President Donald Trump has unleashed a fiery critique of former special counsel Jack Smith, branding him with harsh words and hinting at legal consequences for what he sees as overreach in investigations tied to the 2020 election.
Newsmax reported that Trump's latest salvo against Smith, combined with revelations of FBI surveillance targeting Republican senators under the Biden administration, paints a picture of alleged political weaponization of federal agencies that has conservatives up in arms.
On Monday night, during a phone interview on Newsmax's "Greg Kelly Reports," Trump didn’t hold back, tearing into Smith as a figure who overstepped his bounds.
"He was a sleazebag, Jack Smith. He was a bad guy, terrible guy, always went too far," Trump told host Greg Kelly, setting the tone for a scathing assessment of the former special counsel’s tactics.
Trump’s frustration isn’t just personal; he argues Smith’s aggressive approach wrecked lives and twisted the justice system into a political tool. Isn’t it telling when a prosecutor’s zeal starts looking more like a vendetta than a pursuit of fairness?
By Tuesday morning, Trump doubled down on Truth Social, amplifying his disdain for Smith’s actions with a post that left no room for misinterpretation.
Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, dropped a bombshell, revealing that the FBI, under the Biden administration, zeroed in on eight Republican senators as part of Smith’s probe into the 2020 election challenges. This isn’t just oversight—it’s starting to smell like targeted harassment of political opponents.
The senators caught in this net include prominent names like Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, Josh Hawley of Missouri, Ron Johnson of Wisconsin, and Marsha Blackburn of Tennessee. Grassley’s disclosure, backed by a bureau document, points to toll record analysis of their communications metadata, raising serious questions about privacy and power abuse.
Sen. Marsha Blackburn didn’t mince words, condemning the FBI’s actions as an overreach of authority that reeks of partisan meddling.
"The Biden administration raided Mar-a-Lago, indicted President Trump, and now we know they weaponized America's top law enforcement agency to spy on Republican U.S. senators who support President Trump," Blackburn stated to Newsmax, capturing the depth of conservative frustration.
Blackburn went further, slamming the FBI’s leadership during the Biden era as deeply flawed and in need of a reckoning. Isn’t it high time federal agencies stopped playing political chess with elected officials?
She also praised the current FBI leadership, specifically Director Kash Patel and Deputy Director Dan Bongino, for stepping up to investigate these troubling allegations. This move offers a glimmer of hope for those who believe in restoring trust in law enforcement.
Trump, meanwhile, suggested that Smith’s tactics, including the surveillance of GOP lawmakers, ultimately backfired on the prosecutor. Could this be a case of overplaying one’s hand in a game of political hardball?
A special counsel was appointed by the Biden administration to scrutinize Trump, his former team, and legal allies over their efforts to contest the 2020 election results. When federal power seems to pick sides, it erodes public faith in the system’s impartiality.
For conservatives, this isn’t just about one prosecutor or one investigation; it’s about a pattern of federal overreach that targets those who challenge the progressive agenda. The idea of weaponized justice isn’t a conspiracy—it’s a concern grounded in these documented actions.
As this story unfolds, the push for accountability will likely intensify, with Trump’s hints at legal action against Smith serving as a rallying cry for those who see this as a fight for fairness. If the justice system can be bent for political ends, what’s stopping it from targeting anyone who dares to dissent?