The Office of Special Counsel, an independent federal agency, confirmed to NBC News that it is investigating a possible violation of the Hatching Act by former Justice Department Attorney Jack Smith.
Smith leads the investigation Donald TrumpPart of the riots in the U.S. Capitol on January 6 was allegedly misconduct against confidential documents.
This is because senior Republican lawmakers condemn their party leader Trump’s decision fire The national economy added 73,000 jobs in July, far exceeding expectations, according to a report by the leading U.S. labor market statistician.
Trump claims there is no evidence that the numbers are “operating to make Republicans and me look bad” and that the U.S. economy is actually “thriving” on his watch.
This is the key American politics A day’s story:
Investigation of former specialist lawyer Jack Smith, who is investigating Trump
The confirmation of the investigation into Jack Smith comes after Arkansas Sen. Tom Cotton asked Smith last week for “unprecedented intervention in the 2024 election.”
The federal law passed in 1939, the Incubation Act, restricted certain political activities of federal employees. Trump, along with other prominent Republican lawmakers, believes that Smith’s investigation into Trump constitutes illegal political activity.
Smith eventually filed two criminal prosecutions against Trump in 2023, but resigned before resigning in January this year.
Republicans slam Trump for firing Labor Statistics Head
Erika McEntarfer’s sack was confirmed to hold her post during Joe Biden’s presidency, shocking Trump’s own party members.
“If the president fires statisticians because he doesn’t like these numbers, but they are accurate, that’s a problem,” said Sen. Cynthia Lummis, a Republican of Wyoming. “If the numbers are accurate and not what the president hopes, it’s not the statistician’s fault.”
Another Republican, Kentucky Senator Rand Paul, questioned whether Mcentarfer’s sack was an effective way to improve the numbers.
Donald Trump He said, though he Convicted in federal court in July – But because of past criticism, the president called pardoning music tycoons “more difficult.”
“When I ran for office, he was very hostile,” Trump said of the founder of Bad Boy Records. “It’s hard, you know? We’re humans. We don’t like to cast things in the shadows, right? But when you know someone and it’s good, and then you run for office, and then he makes some horrible statements.”
Combs was found guilty of two counts of traffic convictions, each of which put him in 10 years in prison – but he was acquitted for more serious conspiracy charges of sex trafficking and extortion.
Analysis: Durham disclosure further undermines Gabbard’s plot claims against Trump
Tulsi GabbardDirectors of National Intelligence hope to find evidence that Barack Obama and his national security team conspired to undermine Donald Trump in a slow-motion coup.
But the report of another special attorney, John Durham, who was appointed as Trump’s first presidency, further undermined Gabbad’s case.
It confirmed that Russian spies were emailed by cyber hackers in Russia’s internal democratic information channels, which Trump supporters believe is a sign of the campaign of his 2016 rival Hillary Clinton, conspiring to accuse him of companionship with Moscow.
What else is there today:
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Trump administration Termination of 1,902 National Institutes of Health Total over US$4.4 billion According to the data granted to witnesses, between January and the end of July. NIH followed the guidance of the so-called “Department of Government Efficiency” (DOGE) and Trump’s execution order to reduce costs.
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The U.S. economy booms, according to Donald Trump’s White House. Economic reports of snowstorms Pall factions have been imposed on such claims in recent days.
Chase? This is what happened on August 1, 2025.
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