The Feuds Fueling Trump’s Quest for Vengeance Against Jack Smith
Solomon Shinerock was quoted in an article on the Trump team's grievances against Jack Smith's special counsel office.
Solomon Shinerock, a former federal prosecutor who has also investigated Trump for the Manhattan district attorney’s office, said any retaliation against Smith’s team will be a challenge.
“You’re going to have to contend with prosecutorial immunity, which is very significant. Very few prosecutors get investigated for work they do in connection with their official duties. And that’s how it should be. . . .” said Shinerock, who’s now at the New York law firm of Lewis Baach.
Still, Shinerock cautioned that the mere specter of prolonged internal investigations could be damaging to the DOJ as an institution — and harm morale at the department.
“There are protections that make this whole thing a complete empty promise. It’s atmospherics and posturing. But it’s still effective if your goal is to simply deter others and be a bully,” he said. “In the future, people are going to run scared … it’s a very effective way of undermining your enemy if you’re talking about gangland politics, which is the politics Trump knows.”
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