Donald Trump says he'd fire special counsel Jack Smith in 'two seconds' if elected again

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

39% : In an interview Thursday morning with conservative podcast host Hugh Hewitt, Trump was asked what he would do if he had to choose between firing Smith or pardoning himself at the start of a second term." READ MORE: 'Make them riot': New court filing reveals how prosecutors say Trump and his allies sought to overturn Pennsylvania's 2020 vote"Oh, it's so easy.
36% : I would fire him within two seconds," Trump said of Smith.
36% : But if Trump wins the election, he is expected to appoint an attorney general who would dismiss both federal cases against him.
35% : As part of the election-related investigation, Trump was indicted by a federal grand jury in August 2023 on four criminal counts, including conspiracy to defraud the United States; conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding; obstruction of and attempting to obstruct an official proceeding; and conspiracy against rights.
23% : I would fire him within two seconds," Trump said of Smith, who is leading the Justice Department's investigations into Trump's efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election and the hoarding of classified documents.
21% : Smith and the Justice Department are not involved in two state criminal cases that Trump has faced, including his conviction this spring in Manhattan of fraud related to a hush money payment ahead of the 2016 election.

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