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Jack Smith Signs Letter Critical of Pam Bondi, Suggesting That Trump Prosecutor Is Disinclined To Disappear

The erstwhile special prosecutor signals his opposition to Bondi’s ‘new DOJ.’

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Special Counsel Jack Smith delivers remarks at the Department of Justice on August 1, 2023, at Washington, D.C. Alex Wong/Getty Images
A.R. HOFFMAN
A.R. HOFFMAN

Attorney General Bondi has promised a “new DOJ,” and swaths of the Department of Justice’s alumni are not happy with the fresh dispensation — including an erstwhile special counsel, Jack Smith. 

The signature of Mr. Smith on an open letter to Ms. Bondi and other federal prosecutors suggests that the prosecutor handpicked by Ms. Bondi’s predecessor is disinclined to disappear after the dismissal of his two cases against President Trump. 

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A.R. HOFFMAN
A.R. HOFFMAN

Mr. Hoffman is an associate editor of the Sun, where he covers politics and culture. He holds a PhD from Harvard and a law degree from Stanford.

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