{"id":172260,"date":"2025-08-02T10:22:45","date_gmt":"2025-08-02T14:22:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=172260"},"modified":"2025-08-02T10:22:45","modified_gmt":"2025-08-02T14:22:45","slug":"jack-smith-under-investigation-for-possible-hatch-act-violation-for-his-trump-investigations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=172260","title":{"rendered":"Jack Smith under investigation for possible Hatch Act violation for his Trump investigations"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Jack Smith is under investigation for his role under the Biden administration. Jack Smith, in the capacity of a government employee, is alleged to have maneuvered his investigation and subsequent lawsuits in a way intended to interfere with Donald Trump’s 2024 re-election campaign. As people said when Trump was under investigation and faced these lawsuits… No one is above the law.<\/p>\n

From New York Post:<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

“I appreciate the Office of Special Counsel taking this seriously and launching an investigation into Jack Smith’s conduct. No one is above the law.<\/p>\n

“Jack Smith’s actions were clearly driven to hurt President Trump’s election, and Smith should be held fully accountable,” said Senate Intelligence Committee chair Sen Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) in a statement to The Post.<\/p>\n

OSC opened the investigation into Smith after Cotton wrote a letter earlier this week alleging Smith took blatantly political action to undermine President Trump in his 2024 bid.<\/p>\n

Smith, who was appointed by President Biden’s Attorney General Merrick Garland, resigned from his post as Special Council for the Department of Justice in January, after Trump assumed power.<\/p>\n

Smith’s actions as prosecutor have been widely criticized by Republicans who saw the prosecutions as an effort to weaponize the justice system against Trump and hobble his election chances in 2024.<\/p>\n

In his letter to OSC, Cotton explains how Smith’s actions undermined Trump’s political efforts.<\/p>\n

“Jack Smith’s legal actions were nothing more than a tool for the Biden and Harris campaigns. This isn’t just unethical, it is very likely illegal campaign activity from a public office,” Cotton said.<\/p>\n

“Many of Smith’s legal actions seem to have no rationale except for an attempt to affect the 2024 election results — actions that would violate federal law.”<\/p>\n

Cotton accuses Smith of blatant political actions to interfere with Trump’s 2024 presidential run, including speeding up his investigation to schedule trial dates that would interfere with important political moments, such as the Iowa caucuses.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Additional Reading:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Moynihan, L. (2025, August 1). Ex-Trump prosecutor Jack Smith under investigation by Office of Special Counsel after claims of playing politics: ‘No one is above the law’. New York Post<\/em>. Link<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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