'Grasping at straws once again': House speaker blasts Jack Smith over Trump re-indictment

Special counsel Jack Smith is "grasping at straws" once again, if the House speaker has anything to say about a superseding indictment unveiled Tuesday against former President Donald Trump.

Special counsel Jack Smith's team earned praise Tuesday from multiple experts — including Trump's former lawyer — over his slimmed-down indictment accusing Trump of plotting to overturn the 2020 election. The new indictment removed some allegations following a summer Supreme Court ruling that found former presidents enjoy broad immunity for official acts in office.

Trump blasted the re-indictment as a "resurrection" of a "witch hunt" and his allies have also come to his defense. That includes Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene and now House Speaker Mike Johnson, who called the MAGA leader "the most persecuted politician in the history of our country."

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"Today, after getting two of his cases thrown out by the courts, Jack Smith is grasping at straws once again," Johnson wrote Tuesday night on X. "Just 70 days before the election, Smith has brought yet another bogus indictment. Americans are sick of this corruption and shameless lawfare."

Johnson continued attacking Smith, saying his team "know[s] this is not about justice, but about politics."

"Joe Biden and Kamala Harris have set a dangerous, destructive precedent by weaponizing the Department of Justice and using it to prosecute their political opponents," he said. "The American people will not let this stand. November 5th cannot arrive soon enough."