The very institution prosecuting former President Donald Trump for alleged mishandling of classified documents now stands accused of the exact same offense – with damning evidence coming from within Special Counsel Jack Smith's own operation. This breathtaking hypocrisy, detailed in messages obtained by U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley, exposes a two-tiered system of justice that would be unbelievable if it weren't so clearly documented.
Image Credit MSNow / Youtube As President Trump faced relentless legal attacks from the Biden Department of Justice (DOJ) and Jack Smith's team, personnel within Smith's Special Counsel Office were allegedly mishandling classified materials themselves. Chairman Grassley's letter to Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche lays bare internal communications revealing serious concerns, including an individual being granted access to classified documents without the required "need to know" confirmation.
Messages cited by Grassley show Carli Rodriguez-Feo, a key figure, discussing how a man identified as "Dan" proceeded to clear someone for access "without the need to know confirmation." The exasperated sentiment captured in the messages, "'were there any concerns' … don’t care if there were!", paints a picture of alarming disregard for protocol at the highest levels of a supposedly sensitive investigation.
Further revelations detail a shocking security lapse involving a Sensitive Compartmented Information Facility (SCIF), the highly secured area meant to protect classified information. Messages between Rodriguez-Feo and William O’Neil describe O'Neil's inability to lock up the SCIF because his access pin was not functioning. The exchange quickly escalated, with O'Neil discovering that "no one opened it yesterday because no one closed it the day before."
Rodriguez-Feo's urgent response – "Who opened it the day before? That’s a violation and incident so I need to know the details" – underscores the gravity of the breach. The person identified as opening the SCIF "the day before," leading to this severe "violation and incident," was none other than Stephanie Van Buskirk, reportedly an assistant to Special Counsel Jack Smith himself.
Chairman Grassley's letter forcefully states that "The messages appear related to Smith’s case against President Trump for allegedly mishandling classified materials." He has demanded answers from Acting Attorney General Blanche by July 22, 2026, including whether the compromised SCIF contained materials pertinent to Trump's prosecution, and if the Biden DOJ has investigated these egregious security failures within Smith's office.
In a scathing public statement, Grassley didn't pull any punches, declaring, "Talk about the pot calling the kettle black. According to these messages, Biden DOJ personnel may have committed the very offense for which Jack Smith was prosecuting President Trump. These records expose yet another double standard of justice."
Grassley continued, highlighting the stark contrast in accountability: "While Hillary Clinton and Joe Biden escaped accountability for mishandling highly classified information, Jack Smith and the Biden DOJ set out to paint President Trump as a felon and ruin him politically. These and other records I’ve made public show the Biden Justice Department was unquestionably careless, not to mention highly hypocritical."
This stunning development follows just weeks after another federal prosecutor, whose office assisted Smith in the Trump classified documents case, was indicted for allegedly stealing confidential government records. The pattern of laxity and potential criminality within the very offices prosecuting Trump for similar alleged offenses is a chilling testament to a politicized justice system.
This latest revelation rips back the curtain on a deeply troubling double standard, exposing a Biden Department of Justice seemingly more interested in political vendettas than upholding the law equally. For American citizens watching their government weaponize justice, this isn't just an oversight; it's a stark reminder of the fight for accountability and a truly fair legal system that America First principles demand.
