While speaking on the Hugh Hewitt radio program, President Donald Trump revealed how quickly he will remove special counsel Jack Smith upon returning to office.
Special counsel Smith has been a thorn in Trump’s side who has led the charge of multiple indictments against him. According to CNN, Smith was appointed by Attorney General Merrick Garland to oversee the investigation into allegations that Trump tried to overturn the 2020 election results and mishandled classified documents. Despite a judge dismissing the case of the so-called mishandling of documents, Smith continues to appeal.
Smith continued to misuse the justice system against Trump after the Supreme Court ruling on presidential immunity. Smith then slimmed down his allegations that Trump was behind the Jan. 6 attacks and submitted a revised court filing to the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia in October that argued that he committed his “crimes” as a private citizen.
Newsmax reported that Smith claims Trump “used private actors and his campaign infrastructure to attempt to overturn the election results and operated in a private capacity as a candidate for office. ”
Newsmax shared that Hewitt touched on these indictments during the show and presented Trump with how he might deal with this latest October indictment.
Hewitt told President Trump, “So, you’re going to have a very tough choice the day after you take the oath of office.”
He explained, “You’re either going to have to pardon yourself, or you’re going to have to fire Jack Smith. Which one will you do?”
For President Trump, the answer is simple, “Oh, it’s so easy. It’s so easy.” He laid out his fool-proof plan, “He’s a crooked person. I would fire him within two seconds.”
This isn’t a new plan for Trump. In July, CNN reported that Trump told news reporters he wouldn’t keep Smith around after he is reelected. When asked whether he would keep Smith, he asked, “Jack Smith? Why would I keep him?”
