Case Intel

• Former Special Counsel Jack Smith’s office probed Turning Point USA under the Biden administration, raising sharp political questions.
• Trump blasted the investigation as “weaponized justice,” citing a judge’s daughter fundraising millions for Biden and Harris.
• The controversy could shape ongoing debates over selective prosecution and judicial conflicts of interest.

WASHINGTON, DC – The spotlight has once again turned to the Justice Department (under the Biden administration) for its use of investigative powers, this time surrounding Charlie Kirk’s Turning Point USA. Former Special Counsel Jack Smith and the Biden administration allegedly scrutinized the conservative youth organization in a probe that Trump is now calling proof of political weaponization.

In a blistering post-dated September 16, 2025, at 7:23 PM, Trump demanded answers as to why Turning Point was targeted in the first place. His words cut directly into the heart of public distrust over the independence of federal prosecutors.

Here is Trump’s statement in full:

“Why was the wonderful Turning Point under INVESTIGATION by “Deranged” Jack Smith and the Corrupt & Incompetent Biden Administration. They tried to force Charlie, and many other people and movements, out of business. They Weaponized the Justice Department against Sleepy Joe Biden’s Political Opponents, including ME! They allowed the daughter of a Judge, on one of the corrupt trials against me, to become the biggest fund raiser for Biden and Kamala, making many Millions of Dollars for herself and her family, but with her father, the Judge, not only refusing to RECUSE himself, but putting a gag order on me, not allowing ANY talk about their family corruption and unprecedented conflict of interest. Every leading legal analyst and pundit said this trial was wrong and should not have been allowed to go forward. But it did because of a Corrupt Judge who will hopefully pay a very big price for his illegal actions, someday!”

The allegation is explosive: that federal prosecutors attempted to cripple Turning Point USA and other conservative-aligned entities. Trump points to broader issues, namely the impartiality of judges, conflicts of interest within their families, and what he calls systemic bias in how cases are being managed.

Turning Point USA has long stood as one of the most visible platforms for conservative youth activism. With chapters on college campuses nationwide. The question that lingers—why a special prosecutor tasked with investigating Trump’s conduct also turned his attention toward a nonprofit organization—is what Trump frames as abuse of prosecutorial discretion.

Critics of Smith argue that this represents mission creep: federal prosecutorial resources being used to monitor or investigate unrelated groups with no direct tie to alleged Trump misconduct. Supporters counter that any probe would have been tethered to broader concerns about financial dealings or political coordination.

This is not just about Turning Point or Charlie Kirk—it’s about the broader pattern Trump alleges: that DOJ power under Biden was being bent into a political weapon. Whether substantiated in documents or not, the very perception of selective enforcement has already altered the national conversation.

If Turning Point was indeed investigated without sufficient predicate, it would raise profound constitutional questions about freedom of association, political speech, and the neutrality of federal prosecutors.