Former Jack Smith deputy involved in prosecuting Trump announces run for office

JP Cooney, who worked on the criminal prosecutions of President Donald Trump with former special counsel Jack Smith, has mounted a congressional bid in Virginia as a Democrat.

"I was fired by Donald Trump's Department of Justice because of my work to prosecute him. But I won't let Trump – or anyone – stop me from serving. I'm J.P. Cooney, and I'm running for Congress in Virginia's 7th District," he wrote in a Wednesday post on X.

Fox News Digital reached out to Cooney's campaign and the White House for comment on Thursday.