Smith was appointed by Attorney General Merrick Garland on Nov. 18, 2022 to oversee the probe into Trump's retention of classified documents and possible obstruction of the investigation. From that date through March 31, 2023, Smith spent over $5.4 million on personnel, travel, rent and other costs. On top of that, an additional $3.8 million was provided by the DOJ when accounting for the labor of other offices involved in the investigation.

Current costs are likely far higher, as April – July of this year were not included in the tally.

"Although not legally required, DOJ components that support the [Smith special counsel office] were asked to track non-reimbursed expenditures attributable to this investigation, which includes hours worked by agents and investigative support analysts, as well as the cost of protective details for the Special Counsel when warranted," the DOJ report reads. "The expenditures for this period totaled $3,818,818."

Smith is also looking into "any person or entity unlawfully interfered in the transfer of power following the 2020 presidential election," or with the certification of the electoral votes around Jan. 6.

As the Epoch Times notes, the John Durham investigations into the FBI's Crossfire Hurricane probe cost around $1 million over the same period, while special counsel Robert Hur's probe into Biden's mishandling of classified documents has cost some $600,000. The Mueller probe, meanwhile, cost a total of $32 million at the end of the day.

So, for those keeping track, the investigations into Trump went all-out, while those against Biden have required far less taxpayer funds. Wonder why?