Witnesses had given up hope and vanished. The first criminal suspect was now president. The anticipated indictment appeared now to be unattainable.
Suddenly, American prosecutor Jack Smith appeared and assumed control, dispatching his team on a determined campaign to win back hesitant witnesses by focusing on tight-lipped politicians and hardline nationalists who kept quiet.
Smith’s Career
The plot may ring a bell, if not a little like fanfiction about the resistance. However, the focus of this narrative is Smith’s work in Kosovo, a tiny nation in southeastern Europe that was originally an Albanian stronghold in Serbia.
It was challenging at every stage. Smith was forced to justify his actions in the face of widespread allegations that he was launching an unfair political trial to oust the nation’s most beloved leader.
The story was collaborators were treasonous and attorneys like Smith were attempting to ruin the nation.
Since the U.S. Department of Justice designated Smith as the special counsel examining former President Trump a month back, scores of news articles have focused on his experience as a prosecutor pursuing public corruption.
A number of individuals have mistakenly identified the world tribunal he sat on. Though this is the first comprehensive look at what he achieved while on a special assignment in Europe.
This is when he overthrew the reigning president of Kosovo and acquired the qualifications to pursue an American president.
Several news outlets have profiled Jack Smith. None examined his work in Europe. Most even misidentified the international court he worked on.
After weeks of reporting, @thedailybeast takes the first close look at his impressive & controversial history:https://t.co/IqmFGq5Mjb
— Jose Pagliery (@Jose_Pagliery) December 20, 2022
The prosecutor for war crimes will determine whether Trump is indicted.
David Schwendiman, who supervised the Kosovo inquiry before Smith stepped in, said this was not Smith’s first time and it has enormous political repercussions.
It requires courage. Jack must determine whether or not he will indict a former United States president. However, he did the exact same thing with Hashim Thaci.
Jack Smith is the DOJ special counsel assigned to investigate Donald Trump.
Can he really take down a president? Turns out, he already did.@thedailybeast takes the first hard look at the controversial history of his work in Europe:https://t.co/IqmFGq5etD
— Jose Pagliery (@Jose_Pagliery) December 20, 2022
The former president of Kosovo remained imprisoned in the Dutch city of The Hague.
Knowing how he arrived there summarizes Smith’s history at the notorious international prosecutor’s office he oversaw until last month, as well as his current capability to confront Trump.
Smith to Take on Trump
Smith left his last post last month to assume his new position as a special counsel for Trump at the Department of Justice.
Clint Williamson, who prosecuted Serbs, stated they could not have chosen a more qualified individual. He went on to say Jack is an extremely active prosecutor. He motivates his employees to work really hard; he is detail-oriented and careful.
As Americans nervously await a possible indictment of Trump, which may happen in weeks, months, or never at all, all attention is now on Smith.
Those on the other side of the Atlantic may soon get a glimpse of his true effectiveness. The deposed former president of Kosovo is anticipated to face prosecution in early 2023.
This article appeared in The Patriot Brief and has been published here with permission.
