Special Counsel Jack Smith is taking aim at former President Donald Trump’s attacks on himself, witnesses and the judge in his pending criminal trial over charges that he conspired to remain …
Smith wrote that Trump’s “statements reasonably could have a material impact on the impartiality of the jury pool while simultaneously influencing witness testimony. The defendant’s repeated posts that he cannot receive a fair trial from this court or from a jury of his peers in this District are substantially likely to undermine confidence in the justice system, affect the jury pool, or otherwise prejudice the due administration of justice.
Trump has repeatedly called Smith “deranged,” while he has claimed, in interviews with Megyn Kelly and newmoderator Kristen Welker that the indictments are politically orchestrated by President Joe Biden. But Trump has not presented any evidence that Biden ordered the indictments. Smith singled out a number of Trump’s social media posts, including one in which he “repeatedly makes the knowingly false claim that Special Counsel’s Office prosecutors went to the White House in advance of the defendant’s June 2023 indictment [in Florida] for improper reasons.
Also cited were Trump’s attacks on Chutkan and former Vice President Mike Pence. Smith also argued that “if unfettered, the way that the defendant is known to use public statements to intimidate individuals could affect potential jurors.” Smith cited jurors’ fears in one of the cases involving a
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