Former President Donald Trump's senior adviser Alina Haba on Wednesday accused the Department of Justice (DOJ) and Special Counsel Jack Smith of deploying “desperation tactics” on Fox News.
Monaka exterior On “Jesse Watters Prime Time,” Mr. Haba minced no words in condemning the timing and content of Mr. Smith's legal filing, calling it part of a pattern of election interference. She also claimed that the Justice Department was colluding as part of its strategy, warning of an impending wave of fake news and lawsuits.
“The Department of Justice is complicit, and we have said this many times, but America is paying attention. With more than 30 days until the election, we are in for an onslaught of fake news. It will be,” Haba told Watters. “We're going to be hit with an onslaught of lawsuits. That's what they do. And there's one thing we have to understand. It's called despair. It's very simple. Merriam. Check it out on Webster.”
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Haba further argued that Smith's filing was a tactic to distract from more pressing national issues and sway public opinion before the election.
“That's what we saw from Jack Smith until he failed over and over again in Florida and failed in the debates. Look, it's a distraction. Watch out, America. Save our country. You have about 30 days to get out and vote,” Haba continued. (Related: CBS News legal contributor says it's not “outlandish” to claim Jack Smith's brief violates Trump's right to a “fair trial”)
At the end of the interview, Watters echoed Haba's sentiments and criticized the Justice Department for what he called regulatory violations.
“The Department of Justice would never do something like this on the eve of an election. They have rules against it, but they're breaking their own rules to win. That's not going to happen,” Watters said. .
Judge Tanya Chutkan released the 165-page judgment on Wednesday. document It detailed the evidence of President Trump's election interference, overcoming objections from Trump's legal team to release it before the election. Mr. Chutkan rejected claims of partisan bias and made available a comprehensive summary of executive privilege in an edited form.
Trump's lawyers argued in September that Smith should be prohibited from submitting lengthy documents into public court records ahead of the election, especially since Trump is under a gag order. did. They argue that the filing, which aims to establish that Trump's alternative indictment is not protected by presidential immunity, undermines the integrity of the proceedings, violates the doctrine of presidential immunity, and violates the constitutional law related to gag orders. They argued that it aggravated First Amendment issues and violated the judiciary. manual.
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