Trump calls for prosecution of more political foes including Jack Smith and Merrick Garland

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Source: CBS news


October 25, 2025 / 12:15 AM EDT / CBS News

President Trump late Friday pushed for several Biden-era Justice Department officials to be prosecuted over an FBI investigation into the fallout of the 2020 election.

In a Truth Social post, Mr. Trump accused four high-ranking officials — former Attorney General Merrick Garland, FBI Director Christopher Wray, special counsel Jack Smith and Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco — of signing off on an FBI probe in which investigators allegedly looked at nine Republican lawmakers' phone records.

"These Radical Left Lunatics should be prosecuted for their illegal and highly unethical behavior!" the president wrote. He did not specify what crimes he believes they committed.

The message marks the latest instance of Mr. Trump urging the prosecution of his political foes. Last month, he pushed Attorney General Pam Bondi to look into former FBI Director James Comey, New York Attorney General Letitia James and Democratic Sen. Adam Schiff. Since then, Comey and James have been criminally indicted.

The GOP-controlled Senate Judiciary Committee revealed earlier this month that the FBI obtained phone data for about eight GOP senators and one GOP representative in 2023 as part of Arctic Frost, an investigation into Mr. Trump and his allies' attempts to overturn his 2020 election loss..............................

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Karly Kingsley @karlykingsley
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Oct 23
Rep. Jamie Raskin sent a letter to Chairman Jim Jordan calling on him to accept former Special Counsel Jack Smith’s offer to testify publicly before Congress regarding his investigations into President Donald Trump’s criminal wrongdoing.

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[liberalgunwilltravel]

1. Rhetorical questions:

Will any crime that Trump commits be sufficient to wake the supine Republicans from their MAGA induced trance? Do they not realize that they all will eventually be targets of the mad king?

[hlthe2b]

2. 'Bet Merrick Garland thought HE was safe--the irony...

Garland's slow-walk (whether intentional or just "ultra-cautious" as I'm sure Garland would proclaim) was the biggest gift to Trump possible, yet, does that protect him from Trump's wrath? #ETTD

[Doodles]

7. He's confused.

Trump really just owes Garland a big sloppy kiss! Thanks, man.

[slightlv]

10. That's the first thing I thought of, too!

Garland wanted to be so "apolitical" that he refused to do what was right and necessary where indicting trump was concerned that he let him get off scot-free from all criminal charges. And now HE'S facing federal charges by trump?! Oh, the irony!

[DemMedic]

3. illegal and highly unethical behavior....

Everything trumpty dumpty loves.

[ejbr]

4. Merrick Garland?!

Good.

[PSPS]

5. LOL. Merrick Garland?

Milquetoast Merrick was one of the two biggest gifts Biden gave to trump, the other being his running for re-election when he essentially promised not to.

[Clouds Passing]

6. Dumpy should give MG the medal of freedom for keeping him free.

[mdbl]

8. Thanks to the Fucking Not-So-Supreme Court and the do-nothing Repug Congress

for allowing a shitty criminal to wreck our entire system of justice.

[BattleRow]

9. Putting the CONS in Congress.

[Miguelito Loveless]

11. If only Garland had done his job

while he had the chance.