The spectacle unfolding around the indictment of New York Attorney General Letitia James exposes exactly what hardworking Americans have feared for years: the Justice Department is now a political cudgel, not an impartial law-enforcement agency. Federal prosecutors in Virginia charged James with bank fraud and false statements over a small mortgage matter tied to a $137,000 house — a case whose timing and the replacement of career prosecutors smell of retribution.
This isn’t justice, it’s theatre. The indictment alleges savings of roughly $18,933 from the mortgage terms, a petty sum inflated into a headline-grabbing criminal charge only after political pressure reshaped the prosecutorial team — the kind of selective prosecution Americans rightly distrust. When career attorneys stepped aside and politically loyal appointees stepped in, the presumption that the rule of law is blind went right out the window.
Now add Jack Smith to the mix, the former special counsel whose aggressive prosecutions of political figures have already divided the nation, and he’s reportedly insisting that any congressional questioning be in public. For a man who ran high-profile, politically fraught investigations, demanding a public forum where sound bites and leaks rule the day is not humility — it’s a play for influence and narrative control.
Conservative voices on the air have been blunt about it. Former DOJ chief of staff Chad Mizelle — a seasoned career official who knows how Main Justice operates — told viewers the whole idea of Smith pushing for a public spectacle is outrageous and dangerous to fair process. Americans who believe in honest government should applaud insiders who refuse to let politicized grandstanding pass for accountability.
Think about what a public hearing would let Smith do: re-litigate sealed questions, hint at still-confidential evidence, and shape public opinion long before any jury hears facts. That’s the exact opposite of due process; it’s the weaponization of the courthouse for political advantage. If the Department of Justice cares about its credibility, it should stop letting cameras and Washington gossip dictate prosecutorial choices.
Patriots shouldn’t be silent while institutions are hollowed out in plain sight. Demand transparency about why career prosecutors were sidelined, insist on prosecutions that are based on law and evidence rather than tweets and vendettas, and back principled officials who call out abuses. The fight for an honest justice system is also a fight to restore respect for the rule of law — and conservatives must lead it, loudly and without apology.
