Trump says he’d fire Special Counsel Jack Smith if elected president By Reuters’ Steve Holland Trump claims that if elected president, he would fire Special Counsel Jack Smith.
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he’d fire Special Counsel Jack Smith if elected president Donald Trump, the Republican nominee for president, believes that firing Jack Smith would not result in impeachment accusations. Image: Jim Watson/AFP
Donald Trump, the Republican candidate for president, declared that if won, he would dismiss the federal prosecutor in charge of the criminal investigations into his attempts to reverse his loss in the 2020 election and his alleged mishandling of confidential data after he left office.
When asked in an interview if he would fire Special or pardon himself, former President Trump responded, “It’s so easy.” In two seconds, I would fire him.
In response to a question about whether he thought lawmakers would try to impeach him if he fired Smith, Trump stated, “No, I don’t think they would impeach me if I fired Jack Smith.” He was talking to Hugh Hewitt, host of a conservative podcast.
The party that gains control of the US House of Representatives in the election on November 5th will decide whether to launch an impeachment investigation into Trump.
Republicans would have no reason to impeach Trump if they were successful in preserving their slim majority. Given that Democrats have already obtained impeachment votes against Trump twice during his first term in office, things might be different if they take control of the chamber.