Lindsey Graham berates Jack Smith following Trump victory: 'Americans deserve a refund'

Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina on March 19, 2023 (Creative Commons)
Alex Henderson
November 06, 2024Bank

With President-Elect Donald Trump having defeated Vice President Kamala Harris in the United States' 2024 election, the future of the criminal cases against him is very much in question.

On Tuesday, November 26, Justice Juan Merchan is scheduled to sentence Trump on 34 criminal counts in Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg Jr.'s hush money/falsified business records case. But it remains to be seen what type of sentence Merchan will impose.

Meanwhile, in Georgia, Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis' election interference/RICO case against Trump and his allies remains in limbo. And Trump, before the election, voted to fire special counsel Jack Smith if he won.

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In a November 6 post on X, formerly Twitter, Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) — a former Trump critic turned outspoken ally — berated Smith, saying that his days as special counsel are over.

The conservative senator posted, "To Jack Smith and your team: It is time to look forward to a new chapter in your legal careers as these politically motivated charges against President Trump hit a wall. The Supreme Court substantially rejected what you were trying to do, and after tonight, it's clear the American people are tired of lawfare."

Graham continued, "Bring these cases to an end. The American people deserve a refund."

Smith was appointed as a special counsel by U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland, appointed by President Joe Biden. But the Biden Administration will cease to exist on January 20, 2025, and there will be no Harris Administration.

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Smith indicted Trump in two separate criminal cases: the election interference case and the classified documents case (which was dismissed by Judge Aileen Cannon). But the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has a policy against indicting a sitting president, which Trump will be again as of January 20, 2025.

Trump is the first candidate in U.S. history to become president-elect while waiting to be sentenced on 34 criminal counts.

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