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BumRushDaShow

(173,928 posts)
Fri Jul 3, 2026, 05:40 AM 8 hrs ago

'A Grave Miscalculation': Jack Smith Insists There Is 'No Way' He Could Be Silenced by Trump

Source: MEDIAite

Jul 2nd, 2026, 6:23 pm


Former Special Counsel Jack Smith told MS NOW’s Nicolle Wallace on Thursday there is “no way” he will be intimidated by President Donald Trump’s apparent attempts to silence him. Smith added it would be a “grave miscalculation” to believe “going after me” will inhibit him from speaking up.

Wallace asked Smith about Trump’s ability to be elected for a second time, even though “the facts showed he’d committed multiple felonies.” “My view, Nicole, is our country’s been a lot of things at a lot of different times, and what generally happens is when something really bad happens, Watergate, for example, we respond, and we get better as a result,” Smith said. “I’m not saying the Justice Department has been perfect every day, but the people I worked with, I saw people trying to move things in the right direction.”

Smith added that it would be “foolish” to deny the United States is not “facing challenges right now.”

“But when you face a challenge like we are today, you have a choice about the attitude you take towards it,” he continued. “Anyone can put anything on you, but you have a choice about the attitude you take. For me, and I think a lot of the people that I’ve worked with, our view is, ‘I want to behave now in a way that my kids will be proud of. I want to act in a way that when I’m retired, I look back on this time and say, I did things right’. I think a lot of people relate to that, and I think it’s understandable. And I think if we start aligning actions with our beliefs, it’s a huge, huge step.”

Read more: https://www.mediaite.com/media/news/a-grave-miscalculation-jack-smith-insists-there-is-no-way-he-could-be-silenced-by-trump/

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'A Grave Miscalculation': Jack Smith Insists There Is 'No Way' He Could Be Silenced by Trump (Original Post) BumRushDaShow 8 hrs ago OP
He's making the rounds. I love to see it. Scrivener7 7 hrs ago #1
An important takeaway from his interview with Nicole Wallace.... democrank 6 hrs ago #2
Wouldn't it be great if our next Democratic president made Jack Smith the AG? Scrivener7 4 hrs ago #10
No complaints here. nt Wednesdays 4 hrs ago #12
The problem is Danascot 6 hrs ago #3
This was an amazing interview LetMyPeopleVote 6 hrs ago #4
Non-Xitter link available on Bluesky Pinback 5 hrs ago #8
He's 'The Man'. Steel Testicles! Joinfortmill 6 hrs ago #5
He's a patriot Bayard 5 hrs ago #6
Thanks, Merrick the Meek Aviation Pro 5 hrs ago #7
I wish the mainstream media would have the courage to ask some of those people questions oldmanlynn 5 hrs ago #9
Don't stop Jack, and thanks. twodogsbarking 4 hrs ago #11
Watergate? I Thought That Was Just The Deep State... DrFunkenstein 3 hrs ago #13
A mensch. Martin68 9 min ago #14

democrank

(12,751 posts)
2. An important takeaway from his interview with Nicole Wallace....
Fri Jul 3, 2026, 07:22 AM
6 hrs ago

Apparently he’s traveling the country. He said something like he’s going to places you might not normally find him, talking to people where they are. I think he believes some people will get on board with the truth once they understand what that truth is. I’m sure there are many Trump supporters that will never change their minds, but some may. Smith seems willing to put in the time to earn trust today that he didn’t have yesterday.

LetMyPeopleVote

(184,310 posts)
4. This was an amazing interview
Fri Jul 3, 2026, 07:45 AM
6 hrs ago

I watched the entire interview on DVR last night. Nicole Wallace was amazing I am so proud of the few law firms who stood up to trump




Pinback

(13,736 posts)
8. Non-Xitter link available on Bluesky
Fri Jul 3, 2026, 08:42 AM
5 hrs ago

Last edited Fri Jul 3, 2026, 09:31 AM - Edit history (1)

(via YouTube embed in a Bluesky post)
On edit: GREAT interview and well worth the time to watch the whole thing.

MS NOW EXCLUSIVE ON DEADLINE WHITE HOUSE:

Former special counsel Jack Smith joins @nicollewallace.bsky.social for his FIRST EVER INTERVIEW with a message to Donald Trump as the president seeks his indictment: he will NOT be intimidated.

WATCH NOW:

Deadline White House with Nicolle Wallace (@deadlinewh.bsky.social) 2026-07-02T23:48:43.680Z

Bayard

(30,742 posts)
6. He's a patriot
Fri Jul 3, 2026, 07:52 AM
5 hrs ago

Willing to put his money where his mouth is. Expect him to be indicted for some kind of fraud, or threatening the president, in 5...4...3...2....

oldmanlynn

(883 posts)
9. I wish the mainstream media would have the courage to ask some of those people questions
Fri Jul 3, 2026, 08:49 AM
5 hrs ago

Like a question like what is going on at the DOJ? How will the next president root out the infection that has been put into the DOJ? How will they deTrumpify the Department of justice and the FBI?

DrFunkenstein

(8,947 posts)
13. Watergate? I Thought That Was Just The Deep State...
Fri Jul 3, 2026, 10:13 AM
3 hrs ago

Is JD Vance wrong here!?!

Honestly, Watergate would be just another Tuesday for Trump.

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