Former President Donald Trump is challenging the legitimacy of special counsel Jack Smith’s appointment in a new case, claiming Smith was unlawfully appointed and is not a “valid officer” under the Constitution.

Former President Donald Trump said he would immediately fire special counsel Jack Smith, who brought two federal indictments against Trump, if he's elected to as second term in the White House.

Lawyers for former President Trump filed a motion on Thursday to dismiss charges related to the 2020 election brought against him by Special Counsel Jack Smith, claiming he was appointed unlawfully, Fox News Digital has learned.

Former President Trump said during a Thursday interview that “deranged” special counsel Jack Smith should be “thrown out of the country.” “We should throw Jack Smith out with them, the

The former president’s request to file a new motion contesting how the special counsel got his job came on the same day he vowed to fire him if re-elected.

"I would fire him within two seconds,” Trump told radio show host Hugh Hewitt. Smith is the top prosecutor in two cases against Trump, one involving efforts to overturn the 2020 election and the other dealing with taking classified documents when he left office.

Donald Trump said Thursday that he would use presidential powers to end Jack Smith’s probe into multiple criminal cases he’s brought against the former president, promising to fire the special counsel who has indicted him on multiple criminal charges.

Smith has led the Justice Department’s investigations into Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election and the hoarding of classified documents.

Donald Trump says that if wins the White House, he'll fire special counsel Jack Smith “within two seconds” of taking office.