Donald Trump secured another major courtroom victory, leaving his supporters cheering and his opponents scrambling. This time, the win came as Judge Aileen Cannon delivered a scathing rebuke to Special Counsel Jack Smith and the Department of Justice over their handling of the Mar-a-Lago documents case and related matters. This ruling not only reaffirmed Trump’s claims of political persecution but also exposed what many see as a flawed attempt to undermine the former president’s standing.
For Jack Smith, this loss caps off a series of high-profile failures. After leading two investigations against Trump that fell apart, Smith resigned from the Justice Department under a cloud of controversy. These investigations—one centered on the January 6 Capitol riots and the other on the handling of classified documents—were seen by many as politically motivated and poorly executed. Now, with Trump re-elected, Smith’s efforts have been thoroughly discredited.
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Smith’s final move appeared to be an attempt to salvage some measure of success by releasing a report on the investigations to Attorney General Merrick Garland, aiming to make it public before Trump’s inauguration. This report—focused on the January 6 events—dominated headlines briefly but failed to make a lasting impact. As Judge Cannon’s ruling demonstrated, even this last-ditch effort was fraught with legal and ethical problems.
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