Donald Trump has once again attacked Jack Smith amid speculation the Special Counsel’s office is due to indict the former president in the 2020 election and January 6 investigations.
In a post on Truth Social, Trump, the front runner in the 2024 GOP presidential primary, accused Smith and Attorney General Merrick Garland of “election interference” days after Trump reported receiving a target letter informing him he is under federal investigation in the probes into attempts to overturn the last election results and events leading up to the Capitol riot in January 2021.
Trump has long denied any wrongdoing in connection to Smith’s investigation, and has frequently accused all other criminal inquiries into him—including Smith’s probe into the former president’s retention of classified documents after he left office in which Trump has pleaded not guilty to 37 charges—as being politically motivated “witch hunts.”
The latest attacks come as Trump is reported to be on the verge of another indictment amid his latest White House bid and facing charges relating to conspiracy to defraud the United States, violation of civil rights and tampering with a witness, victim, or informant.
“Do you think that A.G. Garland, and Deranged Jack Smith, understand that we are in the middle of a major political campaign for President of the United States? Have they looked at recent poll numbers?” Trump wrote.
“Why didn’t they bring these ridiculous charges years before—Why did they wait to bring them NOW—A virtually unheard of scenario? PROSECUTORIAL MISCONDUCT! ELECTION INTERFERENCE!” he wrote.
Smith’s office has been contacted for comment via email.
