Judges Slam Jack Smith for Defying Trump's Executive Privilege

Special Counsel Jack Smith gets a win.

Or so he thinks.

Even though the court ultimately ruled in favor of Smith on appeal, the official filing included a harsh criticism of Smith’s tactics.

The document from the court strongly asserted that “judicial disregard of executive privilege undermines the Presidency, not just the former President being investigated in this case.”

BREAKING.🚨

“Holy sh*t: 4 judges on DC appellate court just delivered a scorching smack down of Special Counsel Jack Smith…"

Jack Smith Smacked Down by Appellate Judges for Violating Donald Trump’s Executive Privilege https://t.co/HcM3MMJfed

— Kyle Becker (@kylenabecker) January 16, 2024

Per ABC News:

The full D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday rejected an effort by Twitter to appeal a ruling that allowed special counsel Jack Smith to access records from former President Donald Trump’s Twitter account as part of his federal election interference probe.

As ABC News previously reported, the social media company secretly tried to fight an effort by Smith to obtain metadata and a handful of direct messages allegedly sent by Trump from his Twitter account before the account was suspended shortly after the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.

Four Judges of DC Circuit Court of Appeals Excoriate Prior Executive Privilege Ruling, and The Admitted Scheme of Special Counsel Jack Smith – The Last Refuge https://t.co/RLOJPaPGI6

— Riverside24 (@Riverside24JS) January 17, 2024

CNN reports:

Four conservative-leaning judges on the DC Circuit Court of Appeals criticized Smith’s secret pursuit of Trump’s data from Twitter.

The four judges released a statement with the court’s opinion, though it was not a dissent.

The subset of judges said in their statement that the former president should have had more of an opportunity to try to assert executive privilege over his private communications on the Twitter account he used while in office.

The four judges also warned that the court rulings in the Twitter search case could mean state, federal or congressional investigators could pursue private email and phone records of a sitting president in secret.

The judges’ statement comes at an extraordinary moment when Trump is in the Washington, DC, appeals courts on multiple fronts, challenging criminal charges he is facing, citing protections he believes he should have for his service as president and as a candidate in 2024.

Let’s end this with the liberals take on what happened.

I don’t know why, but this following clip makes me laugh.

They really think they got a win with this.

What do they think they’ll find?

Just like Trump’s tax records, it will be a big, fat nothing-burger.

But its so funny to watch them think they’ll finally got one over on Trump.

Today the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals rejected an effort by Twitter to appeal a ruling that allowed special counsel Jack Smith to access records from then President Trump's Twitter account as part of his federal J6 election interference probe. Good!! 💥⚖️⬇️ pic.twitter.com/yLv0WHpRtj

— Beep🇺🇦🇺🇸 (@fiercefreckled) January 17, 2024