Jack Smith Is, in Constitutional Terms, ‘Too Big for His Britches,’ Author of New Brief in Trump Case Says

The latest challenge to the special counsel argues that his appointment is the constitutional equivalent of a ‘bubble gum wrapper.’

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Special Counsel Jack Smith delivers remarks on August 1, 2023 at Washington, DC. Drew Angerer/Getty Images

The filing of a new brief arguing that Special Counsel Jack Smith’s appointment is crosswise with the Constitution underscores that the prosecutor’s own authority is an increasingly contested question. Its arguments will be mulled over by Judge Aileen Cannon, in whose courtroom Mr. Smith has struggled. 

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