Trump vows to oust special counsel, as he, Harris race through swing states
Al Jazeera
Trump will rally Thursday evening in Arizona and Nevada; Harris to appear with Obama, Springsteen in Georgia.
United States presidential candidate Donald Trump has said he plans to fire the special prosecutor investigating him if he wins the election, a bullish threat as polls nudge slightly his way 12 days before the vote.
The Republican candidate and former president made the comment in an interview on Thursday with a conservative radio host, saying he would dismiss special counsel Jack Smith – who has brought two federal cases against him – “within two seconds”.
Trump’s remarks – which his opponent Kamala Harris’s campaign said was proof he sees himself as “above the law” – aired before he was to head to the battleground states of Arizona and Nevada for campaign rallies.
“Jack Smith is a scoundrel … He’ll be one of the first things addressed,” Trump told the radio host Hugh Hewitt.
Smith’s case against Trump is focused on his alleged attempts to overturn the 2020 election results. If re-elected, Trump would not have the authority to unilaterally fire the special counsel, but could direct the Justice Department to do so.
