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- New York Post
Official investigation into Trump prosecutor Jack Smith launched
The Office of Special Counsel has launched a formal investigation into Jack Smith, the first official legal probe into his conduct, The Post has learned. Smith is the justice department lawyer who oversaw two criminal investigations into President Donald Trump during the Biden administration, one into Trump's handling of classified documents, the other as to whether his actions on Jan. 6th, 2021 were an attempt to overturn the 2020 election. Both cases were dismissed. An email reviewed by The Post states The Hatch Act Unit, which enforces a law restricting government employees from engaging in political activities, has begun reviewing the former Special Counsel for the United States Department of Justice. The email was written by Senior Counsel Charles Baldis at OSC. Advertisement 4 Jack Smith was appointed by President Biden's Attorney General Merrick Garland and resigned from his post as Special Council for the Department of Justice in January, after Trump assumed power. AP 'I appreciate the Office of Special Counsel taking this seriously and launching an investigation into Jack Smith's conduct. No one is above the law. 'Jack Smith's actions were clearly driven to hurt President Trump's election, and Smith should be held fully accountable,' said Senate Intelligence Committee chair Sen Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) in a statement to The Post. Advertisement OSC opened the investigation into Smith after Cotton wrote a letter earlier this week alleging Smith took blatantly political action to undermine President Trump in his 2024 bid. Smith, who was appointed by President Biden's Attorney General Merrick Garland, resigned from his post as Special Council for the Department of Justice in January, after Trump assumed power. 4 'Jack Smith's legal actions were nothing more than a tool for the Biden and Harris campaigns. This isn't just unethical, it is very likely illegal campaign activity from a public office,' Sen, Tin Cotton wrote. Getty Images 4 Under Jack Smith's watch the FBI raided Trump's home at Mar-a-Lago to search for documents. US Justice Department/AFP via Getty Images Advertisement Smith's actions as prosecutor have been widely criticized by Republicans who saw the prosecutions as an effort to weaponize the justice system against Trump and hobble his election chances in 2024. In his letter to OSC, Cotton explains how Smith's actions undermined Trump's political efforts. 'Jack Smith's legal actions were nothing more than a tool for the Biden and Harris campaigns. This isn't just unethical, it is very likely illegal campaign activity from a public office,' Cotton said. 'Many of Smith's legal actions seem to have no rationale except for an attempt to affect the 2024 election results – actions that would violate federal law.' Advertisement 4 Jack Smith investigated President Trump's handling of the 2020 election. REUTERS Cotton accuses Smith of blatant political actions to interfere with Trump's 2024 presidential run, including speeding up his investigation to schedule trial dates that would interfere with important political moments, such as the Iowa caucuses. 'These actions were not standard, necessary, or justified,' Cotton added. 'They were the actions of a political actor masquerading as a public official.' Smith has not publicly responded to Cotton's allegations. During his tenure, Smith maintained that his investigations followed legal protocols and were independent of political influence. Smith didn't immediately respond to a request for comment from The Post.
Yahoo
4 hours ago
- Yahoo
Gary Busey, 81, pleads guilty to groping woman at NJ horror convention: ‘It was not an accidental touching'
Gary Busey, 81, has pleaded guilty to one count of fourth-degree criminal sexual contact. During a Zoom hearing about the incident, which happened in 2022 at a horror movie convention in New Jersey, the 'Lethal Weapon' actor admitted to inappropriately touching a woman on Aug. 13, 2022. 'It was not an accidental touching,' the 'A Star Is Born' actor told the judge on Thursday, per the Daily News. The Post reached out to his reps for comment. The incident happened at the Monster-Mania Convention at the Doubletree Hotel in Cherry Hill, which ran from Aug. 12-14 of 2022. Busey was accused of groping at least three women during photo ops at the convention, and trying to undo one woman's bra at the event. The Oscar-nominated actor denied the allegations at the time. 'It took less than 10 seconds and they left. Then they made up a story that I assaulted them sexually,' he said. The 'Point Break' star said he doesn't 'carry any regrets' because 'nothing happened.' 'It was all false,' he told TMZ at the time. 'Immediately upon receiving a complaint from the attendees, the celebrity guest was removed from the convention and instructed not to return,' Monster-Mania Convention said in a Facebook post soon after the charges were announced, referring to Busey. 'Monster-Mania also encouraged the attendees to contact the police to file a report.' Photographers captured an image of Busey pulling his pants down at a public park in Malibu, California, one day after he was charged with the sex crimes. He was initially charged with two counts of criminal sexual contact, one count of attempted criminal sexual contact and one count of harassment. Three of those charges were dropped due to the plea agreement on Thursday. For the one remaining count — criminal sexual contact — the actor could face fines, as well as between one to five years of probation. His sentencing is currently scheduled for Sept. 18. Solve the daily Crossword
New York Post
7 hours ago
- New York Post
Ghislaine Maxwell quietly moved to cushy new Texas prison as she pushes for deal to tell-all on Epstein, his associates
Ghislaine Maxwell has quietly been moved to a far more favorable Texas prison camp as she hashes a possible deal to divulge secrets about her sex-crimes accomplice Jeffrey Epstein. The 63-year-old convicted child sex trafficker was transferred from a lockup in Florida to a less restrictive prison camp in Bryan, Texas, the federal Bureau of Prisons told The Post on Friday, without giving a reason for the move. Ghislaine Maxwell has been quietly moved to Federal Prison Camp Bryan in Texas. Federal Bureau of Prisons Maxwell's lawyer, David Oscar Marcus, also declined to elaborate, saying, 'We can confirm that she was moved but we have no comment.' Maxwell is currently facing a 20-year sentence, but is actively pursuing a deal with the DOJ in return for information on Epstein and his associates. The sudden transfer comes a week after Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche — DOJ's second-in-command and formerly President Trump's defense lawyer — huddled all day with the disgraced British socialite and her lawyer at the US Attorney's Office in Tallahassee. Maxwell is not set for release until 2037 while serving a 20-year sentence for grooming underage children and steering them toward the disgraced pedophile Epstein, her former lover.
