Trump says he'd fire Jack Smith, who has indicted him on multiple criminal charges, if he wins election

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

38% : Why would I keep him?"Trump has routinely on the campaign trail suggested he would weaponize the justice system to go after his political opponents if reelected.
36% : ""I would fire him within two seconds," Trump said.Smith was appointed as special counsel by Attorney General Merrick Garland to oversee two investigations into Trump regarding his efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election and his alleged mishandling of classified documents.
36% : But Trump has suggested on multiple occasions he would weaponize the justice system against his political rivals if reelected.
34% : After the Supreme Court ruling on presidential immunity, Smith filed a superseding indictment in August that slimmed down the allegations but didn't drop the four charges that were brought against Trump.
34% : Trump, who frequently rails against Smith on the campaign trail, told Breitbart last July that he "wouldn't keep" the special counsel if he were reelected.
32% : It's so easy," Trump said when asked by conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt whether he would "pardon yourself" or "fire Jack Smith.
28% : Trump faces charges of conspiracy to defraud the United States, conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding, obstruction of and attempt to obstruct an official proceeding and conspiracy against rights.
28% : "I wouldn't keep him," Trump said when asked if he would fire Smith.
22% : Trump has gone so far as to suggest using the military to handle "the enemy from within" on Election Day, saying that he isn't worried about chaos from his supporters or foreign actors, but instead from "radical-left lunatics."
21% : Trump, who was convicted earlier this year of 34 felony counts in a separate New York case against him, has repeatedly claimed without evidence that the justice system is being weaponized against him because he's running for president.
21% : Trump has also labeled his political opponents "the enemy from within" as he ramps up his rhetoric against his perceived enemies in the final stretch of the campaign.
19% : Trump still faces charges in Smith's election subversion case.
4% : Trump has called Democratic Reps. Adam Schiff and Nancy Pelosi "the enemy from within" and has claimed they pose a greater threat than foreign adversaries.

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