Trump lawyer says Jack Smith wants to 'rain hellfire' down on the former president, his supporters

"This is not a good guy," Binnall said, referring to Smith.

Published: July 6, 2023 7:58pm

Updated: July 6, 2023 9:03pm

One of former President Donald Trump's attorneys Jesse Binnall says he believes that Special Counsel Jack Smith is determined to go after the former president and his supporters for political purposes. 

"I will say that Jack Smith, I think, absolutely wants to rain hellfire down on this president and his supporters–not just people in his orbit, but also his supporters. And he's gonna stop at nothing," Binnall said on the Thursday edition of the "Just the News, No Noise" TV show. 

Jack Smith was tasked by United States Attorney General Merrick Garland to oversee two investigations into Trump: one about the transfer of power after the 2020 election and the other regarding the January 6 riot. 

House Republicans and former President Trump have referred to the investigations as politically charged and an example of a two-tiered system of justice. 

"This is not a good guy," Binnall said, referring to Smith. "Unfortunately, the people that he tends to work with are zealots."

Binnall also said that he wasn't sure if any more indictments against the former president were going to occur. 

"I don't want to ... get into much of a guessing game as to if they're going to bring other indictments," he said. "There's been some suspicion that they would indict, and other jurisdictions as well. I don't want to guess too much about that. I think they have some pretty serious legal issues at this point with splitting their claims."

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