A new book provides an inside look to the Florida Special Counsel investigation.

Josh Blackman | 10.28.2025 11:39 AM

Carol D. Leonnig and Aaron C. Davis, two reporters for the Washington Post, wrote a new book about Jack Smith's prosecution of Trump in Florida. These sorts of "inside look" books are always intriguing, but it is important to keep in mind who has the greatest incentive to talk to the press: people who are unhappy that their preferred outcome didn't happen. Everything in these books should be taken with a mound of salt.

The duo published an excerpt from the book, which includes this note on sourcing:

The account is drawn from interviews conducted for the book "Injustice," including with senior officials in the Trump and Biden administrations, government prosecutors and federal agents, as well as outside advisers who were firsthand witnesses to one of the most challenging periods in Justice Department history. Many people agreed to be interviewed only on the condition of anonymity because they feared damage to their careers or retribution from those angered by their candor.

I don't think these prosecutors are just afraid of retribution from Trump and Republicans. I think they are also afraid of retribution from Democrats as well. Look at what happened to those who spoke out against Biden's decision to stay in the race. And we haven't even started talking about the Autopen.

There is much here to cover.

First, Smith decided to bring the case in Florida rather than in........

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