Judge orders Trump prosecutors to dish in collusion case

Judge orders Trump prosecutors to dish in collusion case


A federal judge has ordered the Justice Department to turn over communications between ex-Trump prosecutor Jack Smith and the president’s Georgia antagonist, Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis, in what a legal watchdog group has called a case of collusion.

The order from U.S. District Judge Dabney L. Friedrich followed the end of Smith’s 2020 election interference case against President Donald Trump and Smith’s own resignation from his special prosecutor role.

Judicial Watch had sought the communications in a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit but has been stalled by Smith and Justice, claiming that disclosing any information would hurt the prosecution.

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Friedrich, based in Washington, said since there no longer is a case, turning over the documents won’t jeopardize any case.

In his Jan. 28

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