Jack Smith, special counsel who oversaw Trump investigations, resigns from Justice Department

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/jack-smith-special-counsel-oversaw-trump-investigations-resigns-justice-department/

36 comments

  1. Completely thwarted by a partisan and unqualified judge that ensured the case would be assigned to her so she could pay back the President that appointed her.

  2. He absolutely had no choice. Given the new Nazi regime that’s going to come in and prevent any real justice, had he stayed they would have put him in an untenable position and then gone after him for malfeasance and sought to have his law license revoked and possible criminal charges.

  3. “….But this security and the weakness of their adversaries led them in conferring the consulship, no longer to look to merit, but only to favour, selecting for the office those who knew best how to pay court to them, not those who knew best how to vanquish their enemies. And afterwards, instead of selecting those who were best liked, they came to select those who had most influence; **and in this way, from the imperfection of their institutions, good men came to be wholly excluded**.

    – Machiavelli, Niccolò – Discourses on Livy – Roman Empire

  4. Jack fought the good fight, but the game was rigged from the start.

  6. This man is a true patriot, he gave it his all. Fuck Cannon, and fuck Garland

  7. Really hope the DoJ starts leaking a bunch of stuff to less scrupulous media outlets. Personal FBI/NSA agent, if you’re reading this, I’ll happily call TMZ on your behalf and break the story to them.

  8. I’m sure Trump was chomping at the bit to fire him to make his ass look powerful.

  9. Thanks for your hard work exposing a treasonous liar. It’s too bad the corrupt justice system prevented you and your team from doing the right thing.

  10. No sense in keeping a meaningless job, fighting for justice where its all became one great big sham is kind of an oxymoron.

  11. Trump is gonna try to fuck him any chance he gets. He’s gonna tell his lackey AG to have him indicted on some bullshit they cook up the minute he takes office. I wouldn’t blame smith if he left the country before the inauguration.

  13. There’s 100% going to be a Congressional investigation against this guy. Maybe even a criminal investigation. King Trump will not forget this.

  15. American democracy really is just dying before us.

  16. Last good man standing bows out of the fascist country we have become and having given it more than anyone else even attempted. I hope he finds some safety and peace for the rest of his life. Thank you, Jack Smith the Patriot.

  19. Because  you can’t stop a coup plotter who also sold classified secrets through the Justice Department, your department is not named correctly.

  20. 8 years of “trump could face” this consequence articles and absolutely nothing. A disgrace of justice. We paid for the investigation, we should see the results.

  21. America, land of the enslaved and home of the weak.

  23. If we could do it, I would oust trump and elect Smith, a true American for justice and the American people, Trump is by far not worthy.

  25. Better than letting Trump have the satisfaction of firing him.

  26. He tried public service and was thwarted at every turn. I hope he goes on to make mad money in the private sector.

    And people wonder why good people don’t want to work for the government.

  29. It’s so embarrassing that this is where this all ends. An abject criminal facing no punishment and getting rewarded with the presidency again.

  32. Wish Jack better success in his next endeavor, we owe him a great debt of gratitude.

  33. Did he release the report on his way out the door?

  35. Watch Trump persecute him and try to jail him… justice is dead in America

  36. IF democrats ever get the White House back Jack Smith should be the AG.

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