‘Blatant Election Interference’: Gregg Jarrett Roasts Jack Smith’s ‘Irrelevant’ Filing As ‘Bad Detective Fiction’

Fox News legal analyst Gregg Jarrett compared special counsel Jack Smith’s lengthy filing to “bad detective fiction” Thursday, accusing Smith of trying to influence the Nov. 5 presidential election.

United States District Judge Tanya Chutkan of the District of Columbia released Smith’s brief in the federal election interference case against former President Donald Trump, which sought to address the Supreme Court’s July 1 ruling regarding presidential immunity, Wednesday evening. Jarrett told “Fox and Friends” co-hosts Lawrence Jones, Ainsley Earhardt and Steve Doocy that the release was “blatant election interference.”

“Yeah, he’s trying to have a damning trial of Trump without a trial in the face of the fact that he couldn’t get a trial before the election,” Jarrett said. “And, you know, releasing this motion, this court filing, it sure looks like blatant election interference.”

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“Lawrence, you know, Trump’s lawyers urged the judge, keep it sealed. It will impact the election. The judge did it anyway with almost no discussion and there’s no good reason to make it public. It’s premature. There isn’t even a trial date,” Jarrett continued. “So, I think this was done knowing full well media and Democrats would seize on provocative details, publicize it to affect voters and damage Trump and sure enough, as I looked at television, the internet and newspapers, that’s what’s happening.”

Smith secured