by Rich Lowry
He’s poorly positioned to assist Joe Biden when he needs it most.
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Then-Special Counsel Jack Smith makes a statement to reporters after a grand jury returned an indictment of former president Donald Trump in the special counsel’s investigation of efforts to overturn his 2020 election defeat, at Smith’s offices in Washington, D.C., August 1, 2023.
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Even the Democratic deus ex machina is having a bad stretch.
No matter how favorable the presidential race has looked for Donald Trump, there’s always been the possibility that special counsel Jack Smith would get to trial with his January 6 case before the election and, at the very least, dominate the news cycle for weeks and, in all likelihood, convict Trump in a case involving more serious matters than hush money to a porn star.
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Rich Lowry is the editor in chief of National Review.
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Even the Democratic deus ex machina is having a bad stretch.
No matter how favorable the presidential race has looked for Donald Trump, there’s always been the possibility that special counsel Jack Smith would get to trial with his January 6 case before the election and, at the very least, dominate the news cycle for weeks and, in all likelihood, convict Trump in a case involving more serious matters than hush money to a porn star.
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About the Author
Rich Lowry is the editor in chief of National Review.
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