Former President Donald Trump has lashed out at Special Counsel Jack Smith, who is overseeing prosecutions related to classified documents held at Mar-a-Lago.

Smith investigated Trump’s alleged mishandling of 11 sets of classified documents seized by the FBI in August. U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland has appointed Smith to investigate whether Trump and his aides committed crimes while in possession of classified material.

“This man is the man who caused the IRS and Lois Lerner debacle. He went after evangelicals and great Americans of faith,” President Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social on Friday. “The United States had to apologize and pay hefty damages for this maniacal act. He lost the Supreme Court case unanimously. My wife also hates Trump, a crazed “psychopath” who shouldn’t get involved in any case of “justice” except to see Biden as a criminal. ! ”

Former president cites Smith’s oversight of Lois Lerner IRS scandal targeting conservative nonprofits (Washington Examiner) report. Lerner, head of the Exempt Groups Division at the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), targeted the Tea Party group and other conservative groups, but later retracted and apologized. The IRS has admitted wrongdoing in this matter. (Related: Trump indictment unsealed)

of prosecution Trump was indicted on seven counts, for a total of 37 counts. He was charged with 31 counts of intentional retention of national security information, one count of “collusion to obstruct justice,” one count of “withholding of documents or records,” one count of wrongful concealment of documents or records, and one count of “cover-up.” ‘ has been charged with one count. Documents Pending Investigation”, 1 case of “Concealment Plot”, and 1 case of “False Statements and Representations”.

Aide Walt Nauta was also charged with moving boxes at Mar-a-Lago after Trump received a subpoena to return classified documents to the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA).