Trump lawyer in Jack Smith case draws conservative backing after DOJ praise rattles 'elite' legal conference

President Donald Trump’s former defense lawyer received swift backing from conservative legal figures online after facing pushback at a recent American Bar Association (ABA) conference for praising the Trump Department of Justice.

Attorney John Lauro, who defended Trump in special counsel Jack Smith’s 2020 election case, said the DOJ was "in a better place" under Trump, causing fellow panelists and audience members to shudder, according to a Bloomberg Law report of the event. 

Lauro...