Former President Donald Trump accused special counsel Jack Smith of election interference following the release of a new filing in Trump’s federal election case. Trump called it “weaponization of government” as the filing surfaced just weeks before Election Day.
However, the decision to release the filing came from federal judge Tanya Chutkan, not Smith. The judge reviewed and ordered the document’s public release, dismissing claims it violated the Justice Department’s informal 60-day rule, which Smith’s team had respected by initially filing under seal.
Smith’s team maintains they acted by the book, with legal experts noting the judge’s authority in making documents public in ongoing criminal cases.
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