On Tuesday’s episode of The View, the hosts tackled the news of Special Counsel Jack Smith officially dropping his investigation into President-elect Donald Trump. For Joy Behar, the development underscored her skepticism about justice catching up with Trump, quipping that “there’s no such thing as karma.”
“It kind of shows you there’s no such thing as karma, doesn’t it?” Behar said during the show’s Hot Topics segment. “I mean, it’s like the Easter bunny and affordable housing — it doesn’t exist!”
Behar expressed frustration over Trump seemingly avoiding consequences, but she held onto cautious optimism. “Eventually, I think we will get him out. But it’s gonna take a while, and let’s hope that there’s not too much damage that he does,” she added, calling on Republicans in Congress to block harmful policies “because it will affect them”, told The Wrap.
Co-host Sunny Hostin, a former federal prosecutor, offered a more pragmatic take, arguing that Trump’s motivations for running in 2024 were largely self-serving. “I firmly believe that the reason he was running again to be president was partially because he wants to sort of milk money out of the government, which is what he did the first time,” Hostin said.
She continued, “He was running to stay out of jail! That’s what he was doing if we’re being honest, OK?” Hostin highlighted how Trump has long used his campaigns to shield himself legally and financially.
Hostin also acknowledged the inherent difficulties prosecutors face in such cases, stressing that she didn’t blame Merrick Garland or Jack Smith for the investigation being dropped. “In my experience as a prosecutor, those kinds of cases take two to four years to prosecute. Trump’s began in 2022, and he ran out the clock,” she explained.
Hostin pointed to the statute of limitations as a critical factor in Trump’s strategy. “The statute of limitations will likely run out when he’s done, so he did what he wanted to do,” she said, emphasizing how Trump manipulated the system to delay accountability.
The discussion highlighted the hosts’ shared frustration with the legal system’s inability to hold Trump accountable while reflecting on his tactics to protect himself from consequences. Behar’s biting commentary and Hostin’s legal insight offered viewers a mix of humor and analysis on the ongoing Trump saga.