<p>Former Virginia Republican Governor Bob McDonnell condemned <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/special-counsel-jack-smith-is-trying-trumps-document-case-in-florida-heres-why" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Jack Smith</a>, the special counsel prosecuting former President <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/donald-trump" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Donald Trump</a> in a documents case, speaking with an air of personal experience.</p>
<p>&#8220;I think he&#8217;s overzealous and overaggressive,&#8221; McDonnell said in a Wednesday interview with Newsmax, a day after Trump was <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trumps-miami-arraignment-dedicated-fans-pardon-challenge-and-bomb-scare" target="_blank" rel="noopener">arraigned in Miami</a>. He added that Smith &#8220;would rather win than get it right.&#8221;</p>
<p>Smith oversaw the Department of Justice&#8217;s public integrity unit that <a href="https://www.justice.gov/usao-mdtn/pr/doj-public-integrity-section-chief-take-number-two-post-us-attorneys-office-nashville" target="_blank" rel="noopener">scored a bribery and extortion conviction</a> against McDonnell in a gifts case that was then <a href="https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/06/27/483711311/supreme-court-throws-out-former-virginia-governor-bob-mcdonnells-conviction" target="_blank" rel="noopener">thrown out</a> by the Supreme Court with an 8-0 decision in 2016. Smith&#8217;s record includes the unsuccessful prosecution against former Sen. John Edwards (D-NC).</p>
<p>McDonnell said Smith is &#8220;willing to extend the law to the point to get a win and that&#8217;s absolutely wrong,&#8221; alluding to Chief Justice John Roberts <a href="https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/06/27/483711311/supreme-court-throws-out-former-virginia-governor-bob-mcdonnells-conviction" target="_blank" rel="noopener">writing in the court&#8217;s opinion</a> of McDonnell&#8217;s case, rejecting the government&#8217;s &#8220;boundless interpretation of the federal bribery statute.&#8221;</p>
<p>On Tuesday, Trump appeared in court and pleaded not guilty to 37 charges, <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2023/06/09/us/trump-indictment-document-annotated.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">including</a> 31 alleged violations of the Espionage Act for &#8220;willful retention&#8221; of national defense information, as well as charges related to obstruction and making false statements.</p>
<p>During an <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-after-pleading-not-guilty-to-federal-charges-i-am-the-only-one-that-can-save-this-nation" target="_blank" rel="noopener">address to supporters</a> at his New Jersey resort that evening, Trump accused Smith of running &#8220;political hit jobs,&#8221; name-dropping McDonnell specifically, and called the special counsel a &#8220;thug.&#8221;</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Former Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell believes that Special Counsel Jack Smith has an &quot;overzealous and over aggressive&quot; approach, and that he &quot;would rather win than get it right.&quot;</p>
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<p>McDonnell said he appreciated the support. The makeup of the jury will dictate whether Trump&#8217;s verbal attacks on Smith were a good idea, McDonnell said, adding that there is &#8220;criminal culpability&#8221; if the evidence in the indictment is &#8220;actually proven.&#8221;</p>
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<p>After the indictment was unsealed last week, Smith said he hoped for a &#8220;speedy trial&#8221; in the Trump case. “We have one set of laws in this country and they apply to everyone,” <a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2023/06/09/trump-special-counsel-jack-smith-statement-00101333" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Smith said</a>. “Applying those laws, collecting facts, that’s what determines the outcome of an investigation. Nothing more, nothing less.”</p>
<p>David Harbach, who served as a leading prosecutor in the cases against McDonnell and Edwards, <a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2023/06/13/prosecutor-in-trump-documents-case-has-history-pursuing-prominent-politicians-00101848" target="_blank" rel="noopener">spoke for the government during Trump&#8217;s arraignment</a>, which shows Smith brought the &#8220;gang&#8221; back together, McDonnell said.</p>
<p>Also referring to Smith, McDonnell said he is concerned there is &#8220;a desire to win with a high-profile political figure in the middle of a campaign maybe being more of a motivation than getting the law right.&#8221;</p>

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