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In a scathing indictment, he accused the Democrats of relying excessively on the judicial system to combat Donald Trump instead of competing fairly at the polls. Smith recalled how he had consistently argued against politicizing the legal system, believing that such tactics demonstrated a lack of confidence in the party’s ability to win through legitimate political discourse.

Weaponization of the Justice System

According to Smith, the Democrats made the mistake of weaponizing the justice system against Trump, which he argues only reinforced Trump’s narrative that the Democrats were scared to go toe-to-toe with him politically. He characterized the multitude of lawsuits and investigations against Trump as politically motivated and detrimental to the Democrats’ credibility.