 He said this, I am thrilled that a judge had the courage and wisdom to do this. This has big, big implications, not just for this case, but for other cases. The special counsel worked with everyone to try to take me down. Cox's Eben Brown reports the case was one of two brought by special prosecutor Jack Smith. The judge rules that since Smith was never confirmed by the U.S. Senate and had never served as a U.S. attorney,