Trump Demands ‘Malignant’ Jack Smith Be Held in Contempt, Accuses Him of Being an ‘Arm of the Biden Campaign’ 

In a remarkable jeremiad, the 45th president calls the special counsel’s actions ‘misconduct’ keyed to the bidding of the White House.

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President Trump at Waterloo, Iowa, on December 19, 2023. AP/Charlie Neibergall, File

The filing by President Trump of a motion taking the position that Special Counsel Jack Smith ought to be held in contempt for violating a judicial order — he calls it “malignant” and “brazen” conduct — signals a ratcheting up of already sky-high tensions between the 45th president and the prosecutor.

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