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Jack Smith to warn Trump attacks weaken justice system

Original: # JackSmith will also warn that # Trump ’s attacks are weakening the # justice system. People are “threatened with crimi

Special counsel Jack Smith is expected to warn that Donald Trump's attacks are weakening the US justice system. According to remarks reported ahead of his testimony, Smith will say people are being threatened with criminal investigation because they are perceived to have opposed the President, and that career Justice Department employees who worked on investigations into Trump were fired.

Why now: Smith's testimony and his warnings about political retaliation and pressure on the Justice Department are newly public and politically charged.

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• # JackSmith will also warn that # Trump ’s attacks are weakening the # justice system. People are “threatened with criminal investigation because they are perceived to have opposed the President,” he will say, & career employees who worked on his investigations were fired… · Nonilex@masto.ai · 27

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