Donald Trump, who won the US presidential election, plans to fire the entire office of special counsel Jack Smith in retaliation for pursuing criminal cases against him, but this will not be so simple from a legal point of view, reported the Washington Post, citing sources.
“He plans to fire the entire team that worked with Special Counsel Smith on two federal prosecutions against the former president, including career lawyers who are normally shielded from political prosecution,” according to two people close to Trump’s transition team. – the publication reported.
A rule change that would allow Trump to carry out mass firings of career officials could take years, according to legal experts interviewed by the newspaper.
Trump also plans to assemble investigative teams at the Justice Department to look for evidence of 2020 election fraud in swing states, one of the sources said. The source noted that the idea of creating investigative teams of federal agents and prosecutors in swing states is not as well formulated and is not at the forefront.” – writes the Washington Post.
Media previously reported that Smith plans to resign before Trump returns to the White House. Smith was appointed on November 18, 2022, and his office dealt with Trump’s illegal possession of classified documents and attempted election interference. American media and experts believe that against the background of Trump’s victory, law enforcement agencies will stop pursuing him without waiting for him to take office.
Trump, who had already been president of the United States since the 2016 election, won the presidential election on November 5. He became the second person in US history to return to the White House after a hiatus, RIA Novosti recalls.
