The president-elect had plenty of time to come up with a compelling response to the special counsel's findings. He did not spend that time wisely.

President-elect Trump called former Special Counsel Jack Smith "desperate" and "deranged" for releasing his "fake findings" early Tuesday morning after the Justice Department released Smith's report.

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