AS TRUMP LEAD WIDENS, PROSECUTORS STEP UP PURSUIT. Two things are true today. One, former President Donald Trump's polling, nationally, in key swing states, and in the first-voting state of Iowa, has never been better. And two, Jack Smith, the special counsel appointed by the Biden Justice Department to prosecute Trump, is taking self-described "extraordinary" measures in a rush to put Trump on trial before the 2024 presidential election. The two things are not unrelated. And nothing could more effectively illustrate the contrast between Trump's rising political fortunes and the administration's effort to imprison him before the election.
The White House pointed to warnings from various political leaders when asked about former President Donald Trump's recent comments that he would only be a dictator on "day one" should he win in 2024.
President Joe Biden threatened to use his veto powers if Congress moved to hamper his administration's move to institute stricter environmental regulations.