Jack Smith asks judge to stop Trump from making claims about FBI assassination plot

Published May 25, 2024 9:42am ET



Special counsel Jack Smith asked a judge Friday to order former President Donald Trump to avoid producing any more claims that FBI agents were “complicit in a plot to assassinate him.”

Court filings allege Trump’s statements this week exposed FBI agents involved in the case “to the risk of threats, violence, and harassment.” Trump made accusatory statements about the authorization for federal agents to use deadly force if necessary while executing a warrant to search Mar-a-Lago.

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