Trump has frequently mused about seeking revenge on prosecutors like special counsel Jack Smith, who led the two federal criminal cases against Trump, and Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, who brought the New York hush money case that ended in Trump’s conviction.

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While President Joe Biden issued many pardons before leaving office, he did not pardon various individuals Trump has blasted who were connected to cases against the Republican figure.

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Jack Smith's report on Trump's alleged election interference was released along with a letter in which Smith said claims of Biden influencing his decisions was "laughable." The post ‘In a word, laughable’: Jack Smith scoffs at Trump’s claims the Biden administration ‘directed’ him to bring charges against president-elect first appeared on Law & Crime.

The Supreme Court’s decision scrambled efforts from special counsel Jack Smith to prosecute the case against the former president, whose appeals on his “immunity” defense triggered a series of delays that ensured he would evade a trial before November’s election.

Trump allegedly tried to keep Mike Pence mentally isolated and said people would "hate his guts" if he certified Biden's 2020 win.

Donald Trump posted a furious rant Tuesday over the release of Jack Smith’s damning report detailing the president-elect’s alleged efforts to subvert the results of the 2020 election.

The president-elect had plenty of time to come up with a compelling response to the special counsel's findings. He did not spend that time wisely.

The evidence wJack Smith’s 137-page report, released overnight less than one week before Trump will be sworn in for a second term as president, is a full-throated justification of his investigation and defense against his myriad critics.

A federal judge ruled Monday that the Justice Department may release a report by former special counsel Jack Smith detailing his election interference case against President-elect Donald

"Article III Project" founder Mike Davis tells Newsmax that special counsel Jack Smith, "could be subjected to a criminal probe by the Trump 47 Justice Department for running what looks like a criminal conspiracy against President Trump and his aides and supporters to interfere in the election.