The dual cases brought by Special Counsel Jack Smith against former President Donald Trump have cost the Justice Department over $12 million, the agency said in a report on Friday. Between April and September 2023, Smith and his team spent $7 million in the two criminal cases he has brought against Trump—mostly funding the teams’ salaries. In that same period, Special Counsel Robert Hur spent $2.8 million in his investigation into President Joe Biden over his handling of classified documents.
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