Missouri AG Senator Eric Schmitt: Fire All DOJ Officials Who Had Any Role in Trump's Prosecutions

Fired? Like, from a cannon?

Sen. Eric Schmitt (R-MO) called for a sweeping dismissal of Department of Justice employees who played roles in prosecuting President-elect Donald Trump. In a pointed interview on NBC's Meet the Press, Schmitt condemned the indictments as political attacks orchestrated to undermine Trump's campaign and presidency.

"You saw all these cases resurrected. They all fell apart under the weight of the law," Schmitt said, asserting that the DOJ's actions represent a systemic abuse of power. He stressed the need for accountability, arguing that removing special prosecutor Jack Smith alone would be insufficient.

"I think accountability means, first and foremost, the people involved with this should be fired immediately," Schmitt said. He alleged the DOJ's actions were designed to remove Trump from the ballot and tarnish his political career, labeling such efforts as undemocratic and harmful to the nation's judicial integrity.

Schmitt also criticized the DOJ for undermining its core mission of addressing crime, stating, "Getting it back to crime fighting is important, but there has to be accountability for these kinds of abuses."

Schmitt applauded Trump's attorney general nominee, Pam Bondi, who has vowed to combat what Republicans describe as the "weaponization" of federal agencies. Schmitt himself had been considered for the attorney general post in Trump's administration.

Alan Dershowitz asks the question, should the Trump prosecutors be themselves prosecuted?

I thought he would cuck out but his answer is actually "yes." I'd forgotten that the left used lots of lawfare against Trump and his lawyers. But Dershowitz hasn't forgotten that.

He points out that Fani Willis and Sweetdick committed perjury -- and always say "No one is above the law." Well, that includes them, he notes.

As for "Tish" James and Alvin Bragg, he doesn't think they can be charged with any crime, but he does think that they should be disbarred for abuse of office and malicious prosecution. Good luck getting the leftwing NY State Bar to take any action, though.

He doesn't think there's any basis for prosecuting Jack Smith, unfortunately.

posted by Ace at 12:24 PM

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