Special counsel Jack Smith speaks to members of the media at the US Department of Justice building in Washington, D.C., on Aug. 1, 2023. (SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images)
Trump has often decried Jack Smith, the special counsel who sought to wage two federal cases against him, but who has now resigned.
Trump has repeatedly called the man "Deranged Jack Smith."
In a report issued earlier this month ahead of Trump's inauguration, Smith asserted, "with respect to both Mr. Trump's unprecedented efforts to unlawfully retain power after losing the 2020 election and his unlawful retention of classified documents after leaving office, the Principles [of Federal Proseuction] compelled prosecution."
"While we were not able to bring the cases we charged to trial, I believe the fact that our team stood up for the rule of law matters," he noted.
‘ANYTHING BUT ORDINARY’: LEGAL EXPERTS SHRED NY V. TRUMP AS ‘ONE OF THE WORST’ CASES IN HISTORY
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis testifies during a hearing in the case of the State of Georgia v. Donald John Trump at the Fulton County Courthouse on Feb. 15, 2024 in Atlanta, Ga. (Alyssa Pointer-Pool/Getty Images)
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The Georgia Court of Appeals declared Fulton County Georgia District Attorney Fani Willis disqualified from a Trump-related election interference case.
"There is no way such corrupt people can lead a case, and then it gets taken over by somebody else," Trump told Fox News Digital. "It was a corrupt case, so how could it be taken over by someone else?"
Fox News Digital's Brooke Singman contributed to this report
Alex Nitzberg is a writer for Fox News Digital.
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