Sen. Cotton calls Special Counsel Jack Smith a 'deranged fanatic who is angry that he keeps losing'

Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., dueled with Kristen Welker of NBC’s "Meet the Press" on Sunday over Smith’s release last week of his large legal filing in his election interference case against former President Donald Trump, alleging that Trump committed crimes ahead of and after the 2020 election. 

But this time, following the Supreme Court’s presidential immunity ruling, Smith argued that Trump’s actions were as a candidate, not as official business of the president. 

Cotton blasted Smith and called his actions a “temper tantrum,” according to The Washington Times. 

“Well, what I think about what Jack Smith did this week is that it was a temper tantrum from a deranged fanatic who is angry that he keeps losing time and time again in the Supreme Court over the course of his career.”

Cotton said that Smith’s actions constituted a form of election interference. 

“This is unverified, un-cross-examined hearsay from grand jury testimony, which usually isn’t revealed publicly for that reason,” Cotton said. “He went to court. He asked for special permission to file a brief that’s four times as long as a normal brief and to have it disclosed less than 30 days before the election. This is professional misconduct in all likelihood by Jack Smith and it should be investigated.”

Senator Cotton and Kristen Welker also battled over the accuracy of Trump’s claims about how well the Biden administration and FEMA have responded to the damage from Hurricane Helene. 

You can watch that full interview here.