White House unleashes on Raskin for clinging to 'deranged' Jack Smith 'lies' in latest Trump docs flare-up

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A new clash erupted Wednesday over records from the dismissed Trump classified documents case after Rep. Jamie Raskin accused the Department of Justice of improperly turning over sensitive material to Congress, drawing sharp rebukes from the White House and DOJ. "Democrats with zero credibility like Jamie Raskin are still clinging to deranged Jack Smith and his lies in 2026," White House spokeswoman Abigail Jackson told Fox News Digital when asked about Raskin's claims. Raskin, the top Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee, sent a letter on March 24 to Attorney General Pam Bondi alleging that the DOJ may have inadvertently sent his panel previously undisclosed materials showing Trump retained sensitive classified documents tied to his business interests and may have exposed them to others after his first administration. Trump has denied any wrongdoing in the classified documents case for years, including when FBI agents searched Mar-a-Lago in 2022 for materials he allegedly retained following his exit from the Oval Office, and when then-special counsel Jack Smith brought an indictment against him in 2023 accusing him of willfully retaining national defense information and obstructing efforts to recover it. JACK SMITH FACES PUBLIC GRILLING ON CAPITOL HILL ABOUT TRUMP PROSECUTIONS Raskin accused the DOJ of violating a court order requiring parts of the classified documents case to remain under seal, including Smith's final report, which Democrats have long demanded the DOJ hand over to Congress. Raskin's letter quickly drew pushback from the White House, which called it "pathetic" and pointed out that Smith was forced to drop his case against Trump when he won the 2024 election. Judge Aileen Cannon, a Trump appointee who presided over the case, had tossed it out in July 2024 after finding Smith's appointment by Attorney General Merrick Garland was unconstitutional. Smith was appealing her decision but withdrew his appeal after Trump's victory, citing a DOJ policy…