Special counsel Jack Smith’s move Monday to drop charges against Donald Trump now that he is heading back to the White House overjoyed Republicans, who took a victory lap on social media.
The commentary from MAGA world ranged from gloating to calls to prosecute Smith, who hauled Trump into court for his attempts to subvert the 2020 election.
“Huge win for America, President Trump, and the fight against the weaponization of the justice system,” House Speaker Mike Johnson told social media followers on X. “This was ALWAYS about politics and not the law,” he added.
Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) viewed Smith’s legal move as a win for the American people.
“Confirming what was obvious all along: this ‘prosecution’ was nothing more than election interference to keep Trump off the 2024 ballot. The left failed. The people won,” Hawley wrote on social media.
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Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) wrote that Jack Smith's case was "always political lawfare."
"Just like Joe and Mika calling Trump 'Hitler' and a 'Nazi' for years and then after he wins the election, they go running over to Maralago (sic) trying to find a path to keep their dying show alive. Democrat voters have been brainwashed and gaslighted for years, trained to hate and fear Trump, all so they will donate and vote for Democrats to keep power, not for anything good for Americans. It’s all unraveling now," wrote Greene on X.
Trump himself took to Truth Social on Monday to air his grievances with the criminal cases against him in a lengthy post.
“These cases, like all of the other cases I have been forced to go through, are empty and lawless, and should never have been brought,” Trump wrote. “Over $100 Million Dollars of Taxpayer Dollars has been wasted in the Democrat Party’s fight against their Political Opponent, ME. Nothing like this has ever happened in our Country before.”
But not all Republicans were thrilled, with at least one former lawmaker expressing his displeasure.
“Yes, I’m disappointed in Merrick Garland, Jack Smith, & SCOTUS,” former Rep. Joe Walsh (R-IL) wrote on X. “But mostly I’m disappointed in the 76 million Americans who said ‘no big deal’ and voted for a candidate who, just 4yrs ago, lost an election, refused to concede, and then actually committed crimes trying to overthrow that election. The fact that 76 million Americans didn’t find THAT disqualifying will always be my biggest disappointment.”
