Former Deputy to Jack Smith Announces Campaign for Congress

Former Jack Smith deputy involved in prosecuting Trump announces run for office

J.P. Cooney, who worked on the prosecutions of President Donald Trump under special counsel Jack Smith, has announced a bid for U.S. House in Virginia.

Ex-Jack Smith deputy rebukes Bondi after House hearing — and mounts Dem run for Congress

JP Cooney, a former federal prosecutor turned Democratic candidate for the U.S. House in Virginia’s proposed Seventh District, rebuked his former boss, Attorney General Pam Bondi, for telling a House panel on Wednesday his former division engaged in “weaponization.”“I can tell you which administrati...

Arlington attorney who prosecuted Trump announces campaign for Congress

An Arlington native and former federal prosecutor who investigated President Donald Trump is running for Congress. J.P. Cooney -- who served as a top deputy for special counsel Jack Smith's office in two criminal prosecutions against Trump, before the president fired him in January 2025 -- announced his candidacy today (Wednesday). The Arlington resident and

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J.P. Cooney, a former deputy to ex-special counsel Jack Smith, has launched a congressional bid in Virginia as a Democrat. […]

J.P. Cooney, ex-Trump prosecutor in Jack Smith's office, is running for Congress

Jack Smith's former deputy J.P.

Former deputy to Jack Smith announces campaign for Congress

J.P. Cooney, a former lead prosecutor in two federal cases against President Donald Trump, announced he is running for Congress in Virginia.