{"id":2623077,"date":"2026-07-02T21:41:01","date_gmt":"2026-07-03T01:41:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jack-smith-says-hes-very-concerned-about-midterm-elections-under-trump\/"},"modified":"2026-07-02T21:42:03","modified_gmt":"2026-07-03T01:42:03","slug":"jack-smith-says-hes-very-concerned-about-midterm-elections-under-trump","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jack-smith-says-hes-very-concerned-about-midterm-elections-under-trump\/","title":{"rendered":"Jack Smith says he&#8217;s &#8216;very concerned&#8217; about midterm elections under Trump"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fjack-smith-says-hes-very-concerned-about-midterm-elections-under-trump%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2623077&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Former special counsel Jack Smith expressed concern about the upcoming midterm elections under President Donald Trump. He highlighted his unsuccessful attempts to prosecute trump on allegations related to <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >mishandling classified documents adn attempts<\/a> to overturn the 2020 election, both of which were dismissed after Trump\u2019s victory. Smith criticized the Department of Justice for indicting political opponents, viewing these as \u201cretribution prosecutions,\u201d and warned of a threat to the rule of law, describing it as unprecedented in his lifetime. He advised <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dems-include-money-for-abortion-providers-in-1-9-trillion-covid-aid-package\/\" title=\"Dems Include Money for Abortion Providers in .9 Trillion COVID Aid Package\">state attorneys general<\/a> to be aggressive in litigating and protecting voting rights against potential interference.<\/p>\n<p>Smith, who was appointed as special counsel in 2022 to investigate Trump, also discussed the importance of supporting election officials and supporting democracy.Despite potential legal risks, including possible indictments related to his work prosecuting Trump, Smith remains focused on his responsibilities and the future of the Justice Department, dismissing concerns about political retribution. Additionally, he commented on Trump\u2019s plans to host the Republican midterm convention in Dallas and shared his focus on safeguarding democratic processes rather than personal threats or criticisms.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Former special counsel <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jack-smith\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"869\">Jack Smith<\/a> said on Thursday he is \u201cvery concerned\u201d about the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/midterm-elections\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"308\">midterm elections<\/a> under President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"4\">Donald Trump<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Smith unsuccessfully prosecuted Trump in two cases, one related to his alleged mishandling of classified documents and another about his alleged efforts to overturn the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/2020-elections\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"228\">2020 election<\/a>. Both cases were dismissed after Trump won the last election.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4635143\/secret-service-new-badge-design\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Secret Service debuts new badge for all personnel: \u2018Represents unity\u2019<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4634868\/blanche-letter-icc-reject-jurisdiction\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Blanche pens letter to ICC rejecting court\u2019s claim of jurisdiction over US citizens<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4633773\/judge-block-trump-usps-mail-ballot\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Judge blocks Trump\u2019s USPS mail-in ballot changes<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The former federal prosecutor is alarmed by how the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/department-of-justice\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"438\">Department of Justice<\/a> has indicted the president\u2019s political foes, including former FBI Director <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/james-comey\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"169\">James Comey<\/a>, in what he calls \u201cretribution prosecutions\u201d and worries how that may bode for the November elections.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI think we are facing an attack on the rule of law that is different in kind and scope to anything I\u2019ve seen in my lifetime,\u201d Smith said on MS NOW\u2019s <em>Deadline: White House<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This marks Smith\u2019s first broadcast interview since he resigned 10 days before Trump\u2019s second inauguration last year. After the inauguration, the DOJ fired over 35 career prosecutors and other staffers who worked on Smith\u2019s criminal investigations into Trump.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/riot-revisited-trumps-plan-to-pardon-jan-6-defendants\/\" title=\"Exploring Trump&#039;s Proposal to Pardon Jan. 6 Rioters\">longtime federal prosecutor<\/a>, Smith became special counsel in 2022 when former Attorney General <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/merrick-garland\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"682\">Merrick Garland<\/a> appointed him to the position. He was tasked with investigating Trump, who was running for president again at the time.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Regarding Trump\u2019s \u201cassault\u201d on the midterm elections, Smith said the first line of defense is the state attorneys general.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI would be ready to litigate everything,\u201d Smith said in advising top state attorneys. \u201cI would brainstorm \u2026 every possible permutation, and don\u2019t let reason be a limitation. Imagine everything that could possibly be tried.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI also think it\u2019s important for them to be proactive and initiate litigation where it\u2019s appropriate, where it would make sense to you, if you have a sense or reason to believe that something\u2019s going to be done to interfere with people\u2019s right to vote and participate in democracy,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Biden-era federal prosecutor appeared to reference Trump\u2019s sweeping election efforts, including an executive order restricting the use of mail-in ballots and the DOJ\u2019s lawsuits seeking access to multiple states\u2019 voter rolls. Additionally, the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/republican-party\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"514\">Republican Party<\/a> is deploying poll watchers to monitor elections in at least 17 states this year. Democrats view these efforts as election interference.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Smith explained how supporting election workers and election officials is essential to prepare for any undue influence in the elections.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThey\u2019re not tooting their own horn, they\u2019re not self-promoters, they just care about our democracy,\u201d he said. \u201cWe need to show them that we have their back.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-25\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-4\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4631772\/trump-dallas-republican-midterm-convention\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4631772\/trump-dallas-republican-midterm-convention\/\">TRUMP SAYS DALLAS WILL HOST REPUBLICAN MIDTERM CONVENTION IN SEPTEMBER<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nearly 18 months since his resignation, Smith said the DOJ could indict him for his role in prosecuting the president, but noted he is not concerned about facing political retribution.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI honestly do not spend a lot of time thinking about the things he says about me and his threats about me,\u201d he said. \u201cI\u2019m real focused on the people who I worked with, looking out for them. I\u2019m real focused on how the Justice Department is going to be better going forward, things like that.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-5\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-5\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-26\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-5\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jack Smith warns of risks for midterms under Trump<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2159,"featured_media":2623078,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/AP26022645381316.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[34269,32463,3634],"class_list":["post-2623077","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-election-concerns","tag-jack-smith","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/AP26022645381316.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2623077","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2159"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2623077"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2623077\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2623081,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2623077\/revisions\/2623081"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2623078"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2623077"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2623077"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2623077"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}