Donald Trump prosecutor Jack Smith has racked up nearly $2million in security costs to protect him...
Harriet Alexander
Jack Smith was appointed in November to investigate Trump's handling of classified documents and his alleged attempts to overturn the election
In the first four months, Smith's team - 40 to 60 career prosecutors, paralegals and support staff, plus FBI - cost $9.2m: Smith is on track to spend $25m a year
The total included $1.9m to protect Smith, his family and other investigators: Trump and his allies regularly attack them in social media posts
By Harriet Alexander For Dailymail.com
Published: 22:58 EDT, 23 July 2023 | Updated: 02:31 EDT, 24 July 2023
The special counsel investigating Donald Trump for mishandling classified documents and alleged attempts to overturn the 2020 election has cost U.S. taxpayers over $10million so far - including $2million in security.
Jack Smith was appointed on November 18, and now has a team of 40 to 60 prosecutors, paralegals and support staff working to investigate the former president.
On June 8, Smith charged Trump with 37 counts relating to the documents illegally stored at Mar-a-Lago. He is expected to soon bring charges in connection to allegations of interfering in the 2020 election.
Trump repeatedly refers to Smith, a former war crimes prosecutor, as 'deranged', and has shared on social memes showing him wielding a baseball bat in the direction of the Manhattan district attorney, Alvin Bragg, who is prosecuting him over the porn star hush money payments.
Smith, his family and other prosecutors are now being protected by U.S. Marshalls - at a cost so far of $2 million.
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