Trump U.S. Attorney Pick Darin Smith Accused Of Misconduct Ahead Of Senate Vote

Summary: Darin Smith is President Trump's pick to be the top federal lawyer in Wyoming. But right before his confirmation vote, judges threw out nine big criminal cases, including ones for murder and child abuse. Why? Because Smith broke the rules. He wrongly told a grand jury that all the people on trial were "murderers" and that the cases were "slam dunks."

Democrats are trying to stop him from getting the job. They point out he has zero experience in trials—he mostly did estate planning for 25 years. He also went to the January 6 protests. Republicans are voting on him in a big package of nominees, so it's hard to block just him.

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