A Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee took President Donald Trump to task over his latest threat to prosecute one of his enemies.
Rep. Rebecca Balint (D-VT) spoke with Raw Story on Thursday after former special counsel Jack Smith testified publicly before the committee on Thursday morning. His testimony came as the Trump administration faces significant pressure on multiple fronts over its failure to release the Jeffrey Epstein files by the deadline required by law and his continued fruitless efforts to prosecute people the president considers enemies, like former FBI Director James Comey and Sen. Adam Schiff (D-CA).
Following Smith's testimony, Trump posted on Truth Social that there is "no question" Smith should be prosecuted.
"The president proves our point!" Balint said. "It is all about punishment. It is all about vindictiveness. It's about retribution. The fact that we were making this case that that is what the president is about; he was literally on Truth Social doing it in real time, and my colleagues on the Republican side pretend that it's not what that's about."
Balint also called out her colleagues for supporting Trump's revisionism surrounding the events of Jan. 6, 2021.
"The receipts are there!" Balint said. "They were running away from the January 6 people. They were hiding in their offices, and there they were hours later, saying this was horrible. It's like they've all had lobotomies."
