Trump promises to fire Jack Smith if elected, isn't worried by potential third impeachment

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

43% : During the interview, Trump riffed on several legal issues, mostly his, but he also took the time to say he wouldn't pardon fellow convicted felon Hunter Biden, bashed his 2020 election-related Georgia RICO case top prosecutor Fulton County DA Fani Willis (D) as a prime example of Democrats' "weaponization" of the justice system, and lavished praised on his appointee, U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon, for finding in July that U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland unlawfully appointed Smith.
41% : That's what Trump told conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt on Thursday morning when asked if he'd pardon himself or can Smith to make his Mar-a-Lago and Jan. 6 federal prosecutions go away for good, according to a transcript.
32% : From there, Trump said it would take "two seconds" for him to fire Smith upon being sworn in.
32% : Jack Smith is a scoundrel," Trump said.
31% : Trump first replied that the choice was "easy" as Smith is "[i]n fact" a "crooked person," then he heaped praise on Cannon -- without naming her -- for her "brilliant" move to dismantle Smith's authority to prosecute him.
30% : "Notably, Trump's praise of Cannon as "brilliant" and "brave" amid reporting that he was considering her as a candidate for U.S. attorney general as recently as Wednesday was cited by the defense team of Ryan Routh, the man accused of attempting to assassinate Trump in Florida as he golfed, in an attempt to secure Cannon's recusal.
27% : Though twice-impeached and twice-acquitted the first time around, Trump claims to think he won't be impeached for a third time if he fires Smith.
18% : "Trump then referred to his demand for $100 million in damages from DOJ over the August 2022 search of Mar-a-Lago.
18% : He's been a bad boy," Trump said.
17% : Hewitt -- asking questions under the assumption that Trump will defeat Vice President Kamala Harris in the 2024 election -- said Trump will have a "very tough choice the day after you take the oath of office": Issue a self-pardon or fire Smith.
16% : "Trump: Hunter Biden is a 'bad boy' who will not receive a pardon from meAsked straight-up if he would pardon President Joe Biden's son Hunter Biden -- the first child of a sitting U.S. president to face a federal criminal trial and conviction while his parent holds the pardon power -- Trump answered "I wouldn't take it off the books" and falsely added that he didn't call for Hillary Clinton to be locked up.

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