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Former special counsel Jack Smith broke his silence to warn that Trump's administration is conducting unprecedented attacks on the judicial system and rule of law itself.
Jack Smith, the special counsel who indicted Trump and investigated January 6th, publicly stated that Trump's administration is conducting attacks on the judicial system itself—not just individual cases, but the foundation of how courts operate. Smith broke his typical silence to make this warning, suggesting he sees the current moment as categorically different from previous political conflicts over justice.
A former prosecutor making this claim carries weight because Smith spent two years inside the machinery of federal law enforcement under Trump and then Biden. He's not a partisan commentator. But his warning is also vague—he's describing a pattern rather than pointing to specific laws or actions. The real test is whether courts will treat these patterns as serious enough to intervene, or whether they'll wait for a more explicit breaking point.
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