{"id":11495,"date":"2026-02-12T10:33:15","date_gmt":"2026-02-12T15:33:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/?p=11495"},"modified":"2026-02-12T10:33:17","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T15:33:17","slug":"former-jack-smith-deputy-involved-in-prosecuting-trump-announces-run-for-congress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/news\/former-jack-smith-deputy-involved-in-prosecuting-trump-announces-run-for-congress\/njackson\/2026\/02\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Jack Smith Deputy Involved In Prosecuting Trump Announces Run For Congress"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>J.P. Cooney, a former top deputy to special counsel Jack Smith in the Biden-era Justice Department, has launched a Democrat bid for Congress in Virginia \u2014 centering his campaign on his role in prosecuting President Donald Trump.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cooney announced his candidacy in a post on X, writing: \u201cI was fired by Donald Trump&#8217;s Department of Justice because of my work to prosecute him. But I won&#8217;t let Trump \u2013 or anyone \u2013 stop me from serving. I&#8217;m J.P. Cooney, and I&#8217;m running for Congress in Virginia&#8217;s 7th District.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"embed-twitter\"><blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I was fired by Donald Trump&#39;s Department of Justice because of my work to prosecute him.<br><br>But I won&#39;t let Trump \u2013 or anyone \u2013 stop me from serving.<br><br>I&#39;m J.P. Cooney, and I&#39;m running for Congress in Virginia&#39;s 7th District. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6WnMrUNG5w\">https:\/\/t.co\/6WnMrUNG5w<\/a><\/p>&mdash; J.P. Cooney (@cooneycongress) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cooneycongress\/status\/2021683567927939437?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 11, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>According to his LinkedIn profile, Cooney served as Principal Deputy to Special Counsel Jack Smith and was a lead prosecutor in the federal cases brought against Trump alleging obstruction of justice and conspiracy. Those cases, filed during a period of intense political division, were widely criticized by Republicans as unprecedented uses of prosecutorial power against a political opponent \u2014 particularly as Trump was running for president.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Many conservatives have argued that the prosecutions reflected a broader pattern of what they describe as a \u201cweaponized\u201d Justice Department under Democrat leadership. House Republicans have held hearings examining federal law enforcement\u2019s conduct in high-profile political investigations, questioning whether equal standards were applied across party lines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Smith, whose tenure as special counsel was sharply debated on Capitol Hill, praised Cooney in remarks reported by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/02\/11\/us\/politics\/cooney-trump-prosecutor-congress-virginia.html\">The New York Times<\/a>. \u201cI\u2019ve known J.P. for a long time and I think the world of him as a person and as a public servant,\u201d Smith said. \u201cHe\u2019s a man of integrity who has committed his career to upholding the rule of law.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For Republican voters in Virginia, Cooney\u2019s campaign is likely to revive debates about the legitimacy and timing of the Trump prosecutions. GOP leaders have consistently maintained that the legal actions were politically motivated and designed to damage Trump\u2019s electoral prospects rather than to serve impartial justice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Adding another layer of controversy, Cooney is running in Virginia\u2019s 7th Congressional District \u2014 a district that does not yet exist in its current proposed form. According to The New York Times, Democrats in Virginia are advancing a redistricting effort that would significantly alter the 7th District\u2019s boundaries. That plan would face legal hurdles and would ultimately require approval via ballot referendum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Republicans in the state have criticized the redistricting push as an attempt to engineer a more favorable electoral map, particularly in competitive suburban districts that have swung between parties in recent cycles. Virginia\u2019s 7th District has been one of the most closely watched battlegrounds in the Commonwealth, reflecting broader national shifts in suburban voting patterns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In comments to the Times, Cooney framed his candidacy as a response to what he described as congressional inaction. \u201cNever has there been a Congress that has been such a weak and ineffective check on a president\u2019s abuses of power,\u201d he said. \u201cI lie awake every night worrying that Donald Trump does not have the best interests of our country in mind.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Those remarks are likely to energize Democratic primary voters but may also sharpen partisan contrasts in a state where divided government and razor-thin margins have become the norm. Virginia has trended more competitive in recent elections, with Republicans making gains in statewide contests and emphasizing issues such as public safety, parental rights in education, inflation, and federal spending.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cooney\u2019s entry into the race signals that the legal battles surrounding Trump will continue to spill into the political arena.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class= \"house-ad\"><center><p class= \"sponsored\">Sponsored<\/p><strong><span style=\" color:#ff0004\" class=\" has-inline-color has-text-align-center\"><a href= \"https:\/\/secured.hillsdale.edu\/hillsdale\/betsy-ross-flag-colonial-america?sc=00586N0242LA4DODEES&#038;utm_source=prospecting&#038;utm_medium=email&#038;utm_campaign=betsy_ross_flag&#038;utm_content=EDM-db-hillsdale-em174-010\">Defend liberty and American history with Hillsdale College.\nYour tax-deductible gift of $76 or more helps teach millions about our founding principles \u2014 and keeps Hillsdale independent from government control. 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