The attack on our nation's capital on January 6th, 2021 was an unprecedented assault on

the seat of American democracy.

That's Jack Smith, the Justice Department's special counsel.

He's prosecuting former President Donald Trump for his role in the January 6th Capitol

attack.

It's described in the indictment, it was fueled by lies.

Lies by the defendant targeted at obstructing a bedrock function of the U.S. government,

the nation's process of collecting, counting, and certifying the results of the presidential

election.

And Trump hasn't been shy about sharing his opinion of Smith.

The prosecutor in the case, I will call it our case, is a thug.

I've named him deranged Jack Smith.

Smith is leading two cases against the former president for the Capitol attack and for his

handling of classified documents.

Trump has pleaded not guilty in both cases.

It's historic, it's unprecedented.

Never before in American history have we seen a former president accused of federal

crimes and never before in history have we seen the Justice Department's taking these

investigative steps.

Our colleague, Sadie Gurman, reports on the Justice Department.

And she says Smith is an aggressive prosecutor.

Jack Smith is somebody who has a reputation for not shying away from big, tough, politically

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