Tom Cotton calls to remove ‘unhinged zealot’ Jack Smith

Published February 15, 2024 3:22pm ET



Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) called to remove special counsel Jack Smith from Donald Trump’s election subversion case.

Smith submitted a response to the Supreme Court Wednesday to rebut Trump’s claims of presidential immunity. Trump’s lawyers had filed an emergency application to stop an appeals court’s decision that determined Trump had no immunity during the Jan. 6 riots. While the Supreme Court was seemingly setting a slow schedule for the trial by giving Smith a week to respond, he responded the next day in an attempt to rush the trial.

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