Prosecution of Trump
Jack Smith’s tenure as special counsel has been marked by high-profile indictments against Trump.
He indicted the former president on charges related to alleged election fraud, claiming Trump attempted to overturn the 2020 election results, and separately on charges of hoarding classified documents at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida.
Trump has consistently pleaded not guilty to these charges and maintains that his actions were lawful.
The President of California-based West Coast Trial Lawyers, Neama Rahmani, said Smith’s indictments have been a waste of money.
“Ultimately, Smith’s prosecutions were a waste of taxpayer money. He got nowhere near trial on either case, and the election fraud indictments didn’t reveal significantly more evidence than the January 6 Committee,” he said.
Los Angeles-based attorney, John Perlstein, said Smith’s expenditure “was a complete waste of resources.”
He said the evidence in the election fraud case was vague and thin.”
“Government resources should be allocated more effectively, and I say this from the standpoint of someone who is not a supporter of Mr. Trump. All of those cases never made any sense to me. And now that they will seemingly be going away, that money was wasted,” he said.
