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‘No white knight’: Jack Smith’s record rife with mistrials, overturned convictions, judicial rebukes

Prosecutor Jack Smith waits for the start of the court session of Kadri Veseli's initial appearance at the Kosovo Specialist Chambers court in The Hague, Netherlands, Nov. 10, 2020. Smith, the prosecutor named as special counsel to oversee investigations related to former President Donald Trump, has a long career confronting public corruption and war crimes. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong, Pool) **FILE**

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Special counsel Jack Smith, who has brought federal charges against former President Trump, is an “overzealous” prosecutor who relies on ethically dubious tactics including media leaks and enticing witnesses to win a conviction, say those who have been caught in his snare.

Oath Keepers leader convicted of seditious conspiracy warns Trump: ‘You’re going to be found guilty’

Stewart Rhodes, founder of the citizen militia group known as the Oath Keepers, speaks during a rally outside the White House in Washington, on June 25, 2017. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

By Kerry Picket - The Washington Times

From the prison where he is staring down an 18-year sentence for seditious conspiracy in the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, Oath Keepers leader Stewart Rhodes said that his trial laid out a blueprint for how special counsel Jack Smith will convict former President Donald Trump.

Stewart Rhodes, founder of the citizen militia group known as the Oath Keepers, speaks during a rally outside the White House in Washington, on June 25, 2017. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

Oath Keepers leader convicted of seditious conspiracy warns Trump: ‘You’re going to be found guilty’

By Kerry Picket - The Washington Times

In this image provided by the Supreme Court, from left, Associate Justice Amy Coney Barrett, Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor, Associate Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, and Associate Justice Elena Kagan in the Justices’ Conference Room prior to the formal investiture ceremony for Jackson at the Supreme Court in Washington, Friday, Sept. 30, 2022. (Fred Schilling/U.S. Supreme Court via AP) **FILE**

Court watchers split over most liberal justice — Jackson or Sotomayor

By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

Republican presidential candidate Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks at the Moms for Liberty meeting in Philadelphia, Friday, June 30, 2023. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Hot-button ESG issue takes a back seat in GOP presidential campaigns

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In this Jan. 12, 2015, photo, a supermarket displays stickers indicating they accept food stamps in West New York, N.J. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig) **FILE**

10% of food stamp payments were errors in 2022

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Robert Fouser, a Rhode Island author and academic who also lives in Japan and South Korea, is spearheading an effort to preserve the Asian architectural heritage of traditional homes, called "hanok," in Seoul. (Photo by Andrew Salmon / The Washington Times)

A new approach to saving the old homes of Seoul

By Andrew Salmon - The Washington Times

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In this Jan. 12, 2015, photo, a supermarket displays stickers indicating they accept food stamps in West New York, N.J. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig) **FILE**

10% of food stamp payments were errors in 2022

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Robert Fouser, a Rhode Island author and academic who also lives in Japan and South Korea, is spearheading an effort to preserve the Asian architectural heritage of traditional homes, called "hanok," in Seoul. (Photo by Andrew Salmon / The Washington Times)

A new approach to saving the old homes of Seoul

By Andrew Salmon - The Washington Times

Border Patrol agents hold a news conference prior to a media tour of a new U.S. Customs and Border Protection temporary facility near the Donna International Bridge in Donna, Texas, May 2, 2019. (AP Photo/Eric Gay) **FILE**

CBP officer accused of taking bribes to allow drug smugglers into U.S.

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President Joe Biden listens as reporters ask questions about Hunter Biden as Biden attends a discussion on managing the risks of Artificial Intelligence during an event in San Francisco, Tuesday, June 20, 2023. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) **FILE**

AI campaigning promises to be a deciding factor in 2024 presidential race

By Ryan Lovelace - The Washington Times

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Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce (87) gestures on the field during the first half of the NFL Super Bowl 57 football game between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles, on Feb. 12, 2023, in Glendale, Ariz. Kelce announced Tuesday that he’ll host his first-ever festival called “Kelce Jam” during NFL Draft weekend. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson, File)

Bud Light struggles to recover from Dylan Mulvaney fiasco with ad of Travis Kelce grunting

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Joey Chestnut reacts after winning his 16th championship title during the 2023 Nathan's Famous Fourth of July hot dog eating contest in the Coney Island section of the Brooklyn borough of New York, Tuesday, July. 4, 2023. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)

Joey Chestnut shakes off rain delay, wins his 16th Nathan’s Fourth of July hot dog contest title

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Television actor Allison Mack leaves federal court in the Brooklyn borough of New York, April 8, 2019, after pleading guilty to racketeering charges in a case involving a cult-like group based in upstate New York called NXIVM. Mack has been released from a California prison, according to a government website. Online records maintained by the Federal Bureau of Prisons said she was released Monday, July 3, 2023. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)

Actress convicted in NXIVM sex-trafficking case is released from prison 42 minutes ago

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FILE - Supporters wave flags as they wait for the motorcade of former President Donald Trump to arrive at Palm Beach International Airport in West Palm Beach, Fla., March 25, 2023. Millions of Americans will attend parades, fireworks, barbecues and other Independence Day events on Tuesday, celebrating the courage and sacrifices of the nation’s 18th century patriots who fought for the nation’s independence from England and what they considered an unjust government. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)

In a polarized U.S., how to define a patriot increasingly depends on who’s being asked

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President Joe Biden listens as reporters ask questions about Hunter Biden as Biden attends a discussion on managing the risks of Artificial Intelligence during an event in San Francisco, Tuesday, June 20, 2023. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) **FILE**

AI campaigning promises to be a deciding factor in 2024 presidential race

By Ryan Lovelace - The Washington Times

Republican presidential candidate Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks at the Moms for Liberty meeting in Philadelphia, Friday, June 30, 2023. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Hot-button ESG issue takes a back seat in GOP presidential campaigns

By Ramsey Touchberry - The Washington Times

President Joe Biden arrives to speak during an event with the National Education Association in the South Court Auditorium on the White House campus, Tuesday, July 4, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Biden calls for assault weapon ban following spate of violence

By Alex Miller - The Washington Times

Tim Sheehy, founder of Bridger Aerospace and Ascent Vision, pauses during a tour of the companys facility on Friday, Aug. 30, 2022 in Belgrade, Mont. Sheehy announced Tuesday, June 27, 2023, that hell seek the 2024 GOP nomination to challenge Montana Democratic U.S. Sen. Jon Tester. (Rachel Leathe/Bozeman Daily Chronicle via AP)

Republican officials rally behind first challenger to endangered Democratic Sen. Jon Tester

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FILE - An American flag is hoisted at the Betsy Ross House in Philadelphia on Flag Day, June 14, 2019. Flags proliferate every July Fourth, but unlike the right to assemble or trial by jury, their role was not prescribed by the founders: They would have been rare during early Independence Day celebrations. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

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Lawyer Kristen Waggoner of the Alliance Defending Freedom, center, accompanied by by her client, Lorie Smith, a Christian graphic artist and website designer in Colorado, right in pink coat, speaks outside the Supreme Court in Washington, Monday, Dec. 5, 2022, after arguing before the Court. The Supreme Court is hearing the case of Smith who objects to designing wedding websites for gay couples, that's the latest clash of religion and gay rights to land at the highest court. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

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Higher Ground: Supreme Court says ‘I Do’ to religious liberty

Congregants sit in largely empty pews during service at Zion Baptist Church in Columbia, S.C., on Sunday, April 16, 2023. Zion's shrinking attendance is in line with a recent Pew Research Center survey, which found that the number of Black Protestants who say they attend services monthly has fallen from 61% in 2019 to 46%. They are also the only group in which more than half attend services virtually. (AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski) ** FILE **

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Moms for Liberty founders Tiffany Justice, right, and Tina Descovich speak at the Moms for Liberty meeting in Philadelphia, Friday, June 30, 2023. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

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Members of the Supreme Court sit for a new group portrait following the addition of Associate Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, at the Supreme Court building in Washington, Oct. 7, 2022. Bottom row, from left, Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor, Associate Justice Clarence Thomas, Chief Justice of the United States John Roberts, Associate Justice Samuel Alito, and Associate Justice Elena Kagan. Top row, from left, Associate Justice Amy Coney Barrett, Associate Justice Neil Gorsuch, Associate Justice Brett Kavanaugh, and Associate Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

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Former President Donald Trump gestures before approaching a microphone to address an audience at the New Hampshire Federation of Republican Women Lilac Luncheon, Tuesday, June 27, 2023, in Concord, N.H. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

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California Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks during a news conference, Thursday, May 25, 2023, in Richmond, California. Newsom and state legislative leaders have reached an agreement late Monday, June 26, 2023, on how to spend the state's tax dollars over the next year. The agreement announced late Monday would spend about $311 billion. (AP Photo/Adam Beam, File)

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Prosecutor Jack Smith waits for the start of the court session of Kadri Veseli's initial appearance at the Kosovo Specialist Chambers court in The Hague, Netherlands, Nov. 10, 2020. Smith, the prosecutor named as special counsel to oversee investigations related to former President Donald Trump, has a long career confronting public corruption and war crimes. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong, Pool) **FILE**

‘No white knight’: Jack Smith’s record rife with mistrials, overturned convictions, judicial rebukes

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

Stewart Rhodes, founder of the citizen militia group known as the Oath Keepers, speaks during a rally outside the White House in Washington, on June 25, 2017. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

Oath Keepers leader convicted of seditious conspiracy warns Trump: ‘You’re going to be found guilty’

By Kerry Picket - The Washington Times

In this Jan. 12, 2015, photo, a supermarket displays stickers indicating they accept food stamps in West New York, N.J. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig) **FILE**

10% of food stamp payments were errors in 2022

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Republican U.S. Sen.-elect and Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt delivers a victory speech, Nov. 8, 2022, in Maryland Heights, Mo. On Tuesday, July 4, 2023, a judge prohibited several federal agencies and officials of the Biden administration from working with social media companies about “protected speech.” Schmitt, who was the Missouri attorney general when the lawsuit was filed, said on Twitter that the ruling was “a huge win for the First Amendment and a blow to censorship.” (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson, File)

Judge bars Biden administration from working with social media companies on ‘protected speech’

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Robert Fouser, a Rhode Island author and academic who also lives in Japan and South Korea, is spearheading an effort to preserve the Asian architectural heritage of traditional homes, called "hanok," in Seoul. (Photo by Andrew Salmon / The Washington Times)

A new approach to saving the old homes of Seoul

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Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich stands in a glass cage in a courtroom at the Moscow City Court in Moscow, Russia, Thursday, June 22, 2023. Gershkovich, a Wall Street Journal reporter detained on espionage charges in Russia, appeared in court Thursday to appeal his extended detention. (AP Photo/Dmitry Serebryakov)

Kremlin hints at talks to free jailed U.S. reporter Gershkovich

By David R. Sands - The Washington Times

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg speaks to reporters outside the West Wing of the White House following his meeting with President Joe Biden at the White House in Washington, Tuesday, June 13, 2023. Stoltenberg, NATO’s secretary general, visited the White House on June 13, where the two leaders pledged continued cooperation and vowed that the alliance remains united in defending Ukraine against Russia. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

NATO again extends Stoltenberg’s mandate, happy with a safe pair of hands as the war drags on

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Beauticians put makeup on customers at Ms. Sadat's Beauty Salon in Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday, April 25, 2021. A spokesman at Afghanistan's Vice and Virtue Ministry said Tuesday, July 4, 2023, the Taliban are banning women's beauty salons. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul, File)

Taliban to close beauty salons in ongoing crackdown on women

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Washington Nationals shortstop CJ Abrams (5) and center fielder Derek Hill are unable to make a catch on Cincinnati Reds' Spencer Steer's single in the first inning of a baseball game, Tuesday, July 4, 2023, in Washington. Jonathan India scored on the play. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Nationals pose little trouble for Reds journeyman, rookie phenom in loss

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Britain's Andy Murray celebrates after defeating Britain's Ryan Peniston in the first round men's singles match on day two of the Wimbledon tennis championships in London, Tuesday, July 4, 2023. (AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali)

Andy Murray records win, gets thumbs-up from Federer at rainy Wimbledon

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Golfers walks down the 18th fairway during a practice round for the U.S. Women's Open golf tournament at the Pebble Beach Golf Links, Tuesday, July 4, 2023, in Pebble Beach, Calif. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)

U.S. Women’s Open at Pebble Beach reminds veterans what they’re missing

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Belgium's Jasper Philipsen crosses the finish line to win the fourth stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 182 kilometers (113 miles) with start in Dax and finish in Nogaro, France, Tuesday, July 4, 2023. (AP Photo/Daniel Cole)

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