A former federal prosecutor has criticized a filing made by an attorney for Donald Trump's valet, calling the allegations "extortion.
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James Trusty, a former chief of the Justice Department's organized crime unit, highlighted the case against Trump and the allegations against the Biden family as evidence of the current Department of Justice's lack of integrity.
Trusty referred to claims that Assistant U.S.
Attorney for Delaware, Lesley Wolf, warned Hunter Biden's attorneys about potential scrutiny on a storage unit he used, stating that this amounted to obstruction of justice.
He also raised concerns about a recent development in Special Counsel Jack Smith's investigation into alleged mishandling of classified information at Trump's Mar-a-Lago compound. According to Trusty, a high-level DOJ official suggested to defense attorney Stanley Woodward that his pending judgeship could be jeopardized if he did not cooperate against Trump. Trusty described this as another example of extortion and accused the DOJ of being obstructionists focused solely on targeting Trump.
Trusty further criticized the Biden DOJ, claiming that they have no qualms about breaking the rules or flouting the rule of law for political purposes. He also raised concerns about other irregularities in Smith's use of a grand jury in the Trump case.
Trusty questioned why a grand jury investigation that lasted a year would be moved to another district, suggesting that there may be more to the story. Host Mark Levin added that this move would result in the Florida grand jury and judge being unaware of evidence and occurrences witnessed by the Washington grand jury, thereby complicating the case.
Trusty expressed hope that Trump's current legal counsel would bring these discrepancies before Judges Tanya Chutkan and Aileen Cannon, who preside over the Washington and Miami districts, respectively. He emphasized the need for transparency and fairness in the pursuit of justice, accusing Smith of disregarding attorney-client privilege and manipulating the grand jury process.
Fox News contributor and George Washington University Law Professor Jonathan Turley also commented on the Bratt-Woodward report, stating in a column for The Hill that the indictment against co-defendant Walt Nauta was designed to pressure him into cooperation. Turley suggested that if Nauta were to flip, Trump could face an insurmountable case.
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