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Trump says he'd fire Jack Smith within 'two seconds' of taking office

  • Bias Rating

    42% Medium Conservative

  • Reliability

    40% ReliableFair

  • Policy Leaning

    50% Medium Conservative

  • Politician Portrayal

    -48% Negative

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Contributing sentiments towards policy:

85% : Cannon was nominated to the federal bench by Trump, who has praised her as "brilliant.
46% : I would fire him within two seconds," Trump added.
46% : Smith charged Trump with four counts, alleging he was the director of a conspiracy to defraud the U.S. and was also central to a campaign to block the certification of votes on Jan. 6, 2021.Smith has pushed forward with the case despite a Supreme Court ruling that presidents are immune from prosecution over official acts, arguing Trump's efforts to thwart the transfer of power were the unlawful actions of a private citizen, not of a president.
36% : "Trump was indicted on federal charges in Washington last year over his efforts to remain in power after losing the 2020 election.
35% : "Smith was appointed in November 2022 by Attorney General Merrick Garland to oversee the investigations into Trump.
28% : "No, I don't think they'll impeach me if I fire Jack Smith," Trump said.
20% : Former President Trump on Thursday said he would fire special counsel Jack Smith, who is handling the criminal cases against Trump, within "two seconds" of taking office if he wins in November.
14% : He's a crooked person," Trump told conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt.
14% : Judge Aileen Cannon earlier this year tossed out the documents case against Trump, siding with Trump's attorneys and concluded Smith's appointment was not lawfully appointed.

*Our bias meter rating uses data science including sentiment analysis, machine learning and our proprietary algorithm for determining biases in news articles. Bias scores are on a scale of -100% to 100% with higher negative scores being more liberal and higher positive scores being more conservative, and 0% being neutral. The rating is an independent analysis and is not affiliated nor sponsored by the news source or any other organization.

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