Former Special Counsel Jack Smith, Who Targeted President Trump and His Allies, Claims DOJ Has Been ‘Corrupted’
by Amy Furr
Former special counsel Jack Smith, who targeted President Donald Trump and his allies, reportedly claimed in April the current U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has been “corrupted” by Trump and those loyal to him.
Smith made his remarks during a private event at the Cosmos Club in Washington, DC, with 300 people in attendance, the New York Times reported Wednesday, saying it had obtained video footage of his speech.
The newspaper said Smith “accused the Justice Department of having been ‘corrupted’ by Trump loyalists he claimed were demolishing its credibility and seeking to undermine the rule of law.”
“We have a Department of Justice today that targets people for criminal prosecution simply because the president doesn’t like them,” he reportedly said, while also claiming the department was failing to investigate cases due to fear of uncovering facts that were “inconvenient narratives” the president did not like.
The report continued:
Mr. Smith told the audience, which included former Justice Department officials, that he remained optimistic that the institution could be recommitted to its nonpartisan mission, even though it had “been corrupted over the last year” by Trump appointees he said were more eager to impress their boss than follow laws, rules and norms.