As the Orange Sphincter goes on his retaliation tour, he has sent Sen Chuck Grassley and Rep Gym Jordan to go after Jack Smith, the former special counsel who was breathing down Trump's neck. That's like sending Colonel Klink and Sargeant Schultz after Captain Amerca.
Grassley and Jordan want Smith to testify behind closed doors, so that they can say whatever they want afterwards. Smith, who was not born yesterday or even the day before that, has said that he is more than willing to testify, but only publicy.
Trump, upset that people just aren't doing what he wants, has been trying to "influence" things. Smith sent a well-aimed warning shot over the bow:
In a new letter sent Friday to Senate Judiciary Chair Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), obtained by POLITICO, lawyers for Smith argue that politics had no influence over their client’s investigations into Trump and agreed it would be unacceptable for any occupant of the White House to leverage law enforcement against a perceived enemy
“Such political meddling in prosecutorial decision making undermines the credibility of the Justice Department and the integrity of any subsequent enforcement actions,” Lanny Breuer and Peter Koski, lawyers at the firm Covington & Burling, wrote to Grassley. “Political meddling in prosecutorial actions also risks turning impartial law enforcement agencies into partisan tools to protect the President’s allies and punish his perceived adversaries.”
It's a pretty safe bet that this isn't going anywhere The Republicans know damn well that Smith has the goods on Trump and definitely don't want that to get out at all.
Meanwhile, I'd advise you to stock up on popcorn.
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