However, it’s another shot at special counsel Smith and his office, which — according to Trump’s lawyers — is being run as an extension of Merrick Garland’s DOJ, which is exactly what it shouldn’t be. It’s a shot across the special counsel’s bow which could be devastating, in the long run, for its legitimacy and its ability to try Trump before the election, as Smith so desperately wants to do.

This case is not being run by the DoJ, it is being run by Marc Elias and Andrew Weismann.