DeSantis Says He Would Fire Jack Smith on ‘Day One’ if Elected
DeSantis accused Smith of of 'weaponizing the legal system'
GOP presidential hopeful and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said on Thursday he would fire Special Counsel Jack Smith "on day one" is elected president in 2024.
DeSantis accused Smith, who indicted Trump twice over his mishandling of classified documents and his attempt to overturn the 2020 elections, of "weaponizing the legal system."
"After you win the election, start holding these people accountable, who have weaponized the legal system to go after their political enemies,” DeSantis told Fox News's Jason Chaffetz. “And that starts with day one, firing somebody like Jack Smith."
"That goes to dealing with people who are violating constitutional rights at the state and local government area.”
DeSantis had already criticized Smith before, saying his indictments were shifting the focus of the 2024 elections.
The Florida governor argued that if "the election is not about Jan. 20, 2025, but Jan. 6, 2021, or what document was left by the toilet at Mar-a-Lago, if it’s a referendum on that, we are going to lose."
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