Special counsel Jack Smith wasn’t lawfully appointed, can’t prosecute Trump, legal scholars say
(www.washingtontimes.com)
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President Reagan’s attorney general and two law professors who clerked for Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia are challenging special counsel Jack Smith’s authority to prosecute former President Donald Trump, saying a private citizen can’t bring criminal charges.
Former Attorney General Edwin Meese and law professors Steven Calabresi and Gary Lawson said in a 25-page filing to the Supreme Court that Attorney General Merrick Garland had no constitutional or statuary authority to appoint Mr. Smith to conduct the high-level criminal investigation of Mr. Trump because he was a private citizen and not confirmed by the Senate.
Mr. Smith worked as a U.S. attorney but was living in the Netherlands at the time of his appointment in November 2022, according to reports.
Individuals can bring criminal charges. I just read it in the Georgia handbook for grand juries. Smith might have skipped the grand jury part? Swear an affidavit with the P..c get a magistrate to sign it and then it goes to the grand jury. If indicted goes to court. The document was posted here about 3 days ago.