Smith's filing was to show the public 'this was a bad guy acting in bad faith': expert

A newly released legal filing that dropped Wednesday in Donald Trump’s election interference case is “really powerful,” a former prosecutor argued, adding it was clear that its release came because the special counsel wanted people to know “this was a bad guy acting in bad faith.”

“This really is a two-part document,” said former federal prosecutor Jennifer Rodgers. “This is for the public, this is for us all to say, 'Well, this is a really powerful case against the former president. This is really...