President Donald Trump called for former special counsel Jack Smith to be prosecuted just minutes after he told a House committee that there was evidence beyond a reasonable doubt to convict the commander-in-chief.
During a Judiciary Committee hearing, Smith said Trump "was charged because the evidence established that he willfully broke the law, the very laws he took an oath to uphold." Under Smith, the president was charged with attempting to overturn the 2020 presidential election and with mishandling classified documents. The charges were later dropped.
Trump reacted to Thursday morning's testimony by calling on Attorney General Pam Bondi to investigate Smith.
"Jack Smith is a deranged animal, who shouldn't be allowed to practice Law," Trump wrote in a morning post on Truth Social. "If he were a Republican, his license would be taken away from him, and far worse! Hopefully the Attorney General is looking at what he's done."
Apparently, Trump was still fuming when he returned to Truth Social that afternoon, minutes after Smith concluded.
"Based on his testimony today, there is no question that Deranged Jack Smith should be prosecuted for his actions. He destroyed the lives of many innocent people, which has been his history as a prosecutor. At a minimum, he committed large scale perjury!" he exclaimed.