CNN —One year after bringing historic indictments against former President Donald Trump, the prosecutors left in special counsel Jack Smith’s office are gaming out legal options and bracing for retribution if Trump returns to the White House.
In the event that Trump wins, staffers detailed to the special counsel’s office would have the option to go back to their home divisions within the Justice Department.
But former prosecutors on the Trump case could face a difficult workplace, once Trump’s appointees are running the department.
If Vice President Kamala Harris wins, the choices for the department and the special counsel’s office may be much simpler.
“Just think of the chaos of it all – that, he [Trump] would love,” one of the former Justice Department officials said.
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