Elon Musk has called for Jack Smith, the chief prosecutor overseeing Donald Trump’s election-interference case, to be “punished”.

Last year, Mr Smith brought charges against Mr Trump over the alleged mishandling of classified documents and his suspected role in attempting to thwart the transfer of power after the 2020 presidential election.

The president-elect has accused Mr Smith of being part of a political witch hunt and argued – without evidence – that the federal indictments he faced were politically motivated.

Mr Trump has said that he will fire the prosecutor on his first day in office and even suggested deporting him. “He should be thrown out of the country,” Mr Trump said on October 24.

On Friday, billionaire tech mogul Mr Musk – who spent more than $100 million boosting Mr Trump’s campaign and is expected to join his administration – weighed into the debate.

“Jack Smith’s abuse of the justice system cannot go unpunished,” Mr Musk said on X.

Mr Smith has already started to wind down the federal election case against Mr Trump, which has led to calls for his office to preserve all records of the historic classified documents.