Steven Cheung Criticizes Jack Smith for Wearing Anti-Trump T-Shirt

<figure><img alt="Smith/Cheung split" src="https://thedailybeast-thedailybeast-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/LGSYA6KJIFBDVG4MI45PZYLEUI.png?auth=8d30465bff303300583a72f343137f1a6df6cd55d8936602eaf5de172289b03a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1688" /><figcaption>Chip Somodevilla/Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images</figcaption></figure><p>Steven Cheung, director of communications for Donald Trump, criticized Jack Smith after Smith was photographed wearing a "No Kings" protest T-shirt at an anti-Trump concert. Cheung expressed his views in a post on X, stating, "Jack Smith is a scumbag who was the partisan attack rat for Democrats who weaponized the justice system against President Trump for political purposes. Don’t think they won’t go after innocent Americans again if they get their way."</p><img alt="StevenCheung47" height="1296" src="https://thedailybeast-thedailybeast-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/HSJRCXWQPZF5BA4EYOQUJVZYSM.png?auth=5674348e748364a489845ce34ae3bd9ece9531f170d1a8114384059acb792baa&amp;smart=true&amp;width=883&amp;height=1296" width="883" /><p>Cheung, who is 44 years old, frequently uses his platform to criticize public figures who oppose Trump. The Justice Department has initiated investigations and attempted prosecutions of several of Trump's political opponents during his second term.</p><p>Smith's T-shirt was part of the merchandise for Bruce Springsteen's "Land of Hope and Dreams" tour, during which Springsteen often criticized the Trump administration. Smith wore the shirt while attending the "Power to the People" festival in Maryland, organized by Tom Morello, a guitarist known for his opposition to Trump.</p><img alt="Trump has repeatedly called for Smith to be jailed. / Jonathan Ernst/Reuters" height="4000" src="https://thedailybeast-thedailybeast-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/65LATFDQDFCBFM6Y6MVG356SLM.JPG?auth=78d5d81eab595321a2cde5c8201fb156e0283842b731b2b2d4aff5d8e13c72d4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6000&amp;height=4000" width="6000" /><p>The Biden administration appointed Smith to investigate Trump's alleged efforts to overturn the 2020 election results and his involvement in the January 6 Capitol riot, as well as allegations regarding classified documents at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida.</p><video id="9Md2JYXf" poster="https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/9Md2JYXf/poster.jpg"><source src="https://cdn.jwplayer.com/videos/9Md2JYXf.mp4" type="video/mp4" /></video><p>Trump and his supporters have criticized Smith regarding these investigations, which have not yet gone to court, and have called for his imprisonment, alleging political persecution. Since Trump's return to office, Republican lawmakers have summoned Smith for hearings about the investigations three times.</p><p>Smith has remained resolute during these sessions, stating to senators last Tuesday that "if asked whether to prosecute a former president based on the same facts today, I would do so regardless of whether the president was a Republican or a Democrat."</p><p>The Daily Beast has reached out to Smith and the White House for comments regarding this situation.</p><p><a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-goon-steven-cheung-unravels-over-jack-smiths-t-shirt/">Read more at The Daily Beast.</a></p>