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So I figured out a thing. I'm not sure how important this is, if at all.
I was curious of Jack smiths history, and had no choice but to skim through Wikipedia (ugh). One sentence caught my eye: "The couple has been living in the Netherlands since 2018."
https://www.syracuse.com/news/2022/12/how-jack-smith-went-from-liverpool-football-bench-to-a-starring-role-in-trumps-prosecution.html
Thought that was odd. Clicked on that link, and I spy a name. "John L. “Jack” Smith graduated from Liverpool High School together in 1987". Jack is a nickname, not sure how he got it.
Thought it was odd too that he had been recovering from a bike injury since 2018 as well: "The couple has a daughter, and has been living in the Netherlands since 2018. He is currently working from there because he is recovering from a cycling injury, according to the DOJ.". With the article published/updated Dec. 14, 2022, 7:54 a.m.
"He worked initially from the Netherlands while recovering from a fractured leg which was injured when he was struck by a scooter while cycling. Smith has since returned to the United States". Maybe not too crazy but 4 years to recover... From.. that?
There was another article I saw that was unrelated that confirmed his "John" name, but I'll have to post it later.
Jack is a very very common nickname for John. My great grandfather was John but went by Jack.
He was living in the Netherlands because he was a prosecutor at The Hague. He is a tri-athelete which is probably where he got the bike injury, I hadn't heard of the injury before. Explains the pained look on his face all the time.
It's all in here. https://leesmith.locals.com/upost/4077763/the-ugly-history-of-the-doj-hatchet-man-tasked-to-target-trump