Jack Smith on Notice: Trump Cases in Limbo

The House Judiciary GOP gave Special Counsel Jack Smith a warning to preserve his records.

This is in light of previous documents getting destroyed.

Smith’s two cases against President Donald Trump (Jan. 6 and the Mar-a-Lago documents) are now hanging by a thread.

So now the DOJ is reportedly trying to figure out what to do with these cases.

Smith has also sought to appeal a dismissal in the Mar-a-Lago case.

But this seems futile.

Tables are turning and it would seem that Jack Smith will soon be the one under investigation.

Top GOP senators warn DOJ to preserve Jack Smith docs in Trump cases, citing 'past destruction' of records.
People should be drafting indictments now about “past destruction.” https://t.co/T0R5IJI30A

— J Michael Waller (@JMichaelWaller) November 15, 2024

Fox News reports:

Top Republican senators are telling officials in the Department of Justice to ensure that all records concerning the investigation into President-elect Trump by Special Counsel Jack Smith are preserved ahead of the new administration.

“[C]onsidering the Justice Department’s past destruction of federal records relevant to congressional oversight and political bias infecting its decision-making process, we request that you preserve all records related to the Justice Department’s criminal investigations of former President Trump by Special Counsel Smith,” wrote Sens. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, and Ron Johnson, R-Wis., in a letter to Smith, Attorney General Merrick Garland and FBI Director Christopher Wray.

“The improper conduct of the past cannot be repeated in this matter; therefore, all records must be preserved so that Congress can perform an objective and independent review.”

Smith led federal investigations into Trump’s possession of classified documents and federal election interference before introducing charges.

After Trump decisively won the presidential election last week against Vice President Kamala Harris, Smith filed a motion to vacate all deadlines in the 2020 election interference case against Trump, which was widely expected.

The case has not yet been officially dropped, but Smith claimed his team plans to give an updated report on its official status on Dec. 2.

Jack Smith, make sure you comply with @JudiciaryGOP's request to preserve ALL records.

You will be held accountable for the weaponization of our justice system. pic.twitter.com/qTeNOkbsom

— Rep. Tom Tiffany (@RepTiffany) November 13, 2024

The Post Millennial adds:

The letter also included an extensive list of outstanding oversight requests spanning back to June 2023. “Jack Smith: Preserve your records,” the House Judiciary GOP wrote on X.

This comes as the future of Smith’s two cases against Trump, the J6 case and the Mar-a-Lago documents case, have an uncertain future. Smith on Thursday requested that Judge Tanya Chutkan vacate all upcoming deadlines in the J6 case following Trump’s win. Smith has also been attempting to appeal Judge Aileen Cannon’s decision to dismiss the Mar-a-Lago documents case.

The Department of Justice is reportedly looking at how to wind down the federal cases against Trump in light of longstanding policy against prosecuting a sitting president.