Former Special Counsel Jack Smith, fresh off his Senate hearing on Tuesday, spent his weekend exactly how you would expect: posing for selfies at a left-wing protest music festival in Maryland while wearing a Bruce Springsteen “No Kings” shirt. Living his best life, apparently.
Several social media users posted photos with Smith at the “Power to the People Fest” on Saturday, which was held near Washington, D.C. The shirt Smith wore comes from Springsteen’s recent “Land of Hope and Dreams” American tour and is available for purchase on the Boss’s website, in case you too want to dress like a former special counsel on a Saturday.
Jack Smith, Celebrity, Fan Favorite Among People Who Lack Common Sense
This was Smith’s first confirmed public appearance since his Senate hearing earlier in the week, and he marked the occasion by becoming a minor festival celebrity. According to reports, Foo Fighters lead singer Dave Grohl dedicated a song from his set to “his favorite Jack,” which was apparently a reference to Smith. Nothing says “serious legal figure” like getting a shout-out between sets at a rally organized by the guitarist from Rage Against the Machine.
That guitarist, Tom Morello, organized the whole affair. Springsteen also performed, including his anti-ICE protest song “Streets of Minneapolis,” because nothing brings a crowd together like songs about not enforcing federal immigration law. You can read more about Jack Smith at the protest festival and the full cast of characters who showed up to feel revolutionary for an afternoon.
Energized, Radicalized, and Wound Up While Accomplishing Nothing
Morello closed out the festival with a message to attendees that really captured the vibe. “Hopefully you’ve been energized, radicalized, revolutionized, democratized and wound the f, k up,” he told the crowd. Inspiring stuff. The event was billed as a demonstration of “the power everyday human beings have when they come together, through music, art, community and action, to shape our country and our planet.”
So to recap: a former special counsel who spent years pursuing the most high-profile political prosecution in modern American history spent his post-Senate-hearing weekend getting radicalized by the guy from Rage Against the Machine while wearing a protest T-shirt and signing autographs. The left keeps insisting these are the sober, serious institutionalists protecting democracy. The “No Kings” merch table was presumably right next to the “We Are Totally Normal and Not at All Partisan” booth.
