Six months after a federal judge dismissed special counsel Jack Smith’s classified documents case against Donald Trump and his two co-defendants, defense attorneys are set to return to Florida to try
Special counsel Jack Smith’s report gives new insights into the investigative process, challenges his team faced and the reasoning that guided their decisions.
Jack Smith rebuked Trump for claiming his two criminal cases were politically motivated, calling the president-elect's claims "laughable."
The Justice Department has asked a federal appeals court to move swiftly in reversing a judge’s order that had blocked the agency from releasing any part of special counsel Jack Smith’s investigative report on Donald Trump.
The Justice Department now enters a second Trump administration with less authority to pursue a president than it has had in half a century.
Special counsel Jack Smith’s final report on the Trump Jan. 6 case breaks little new evidentiary ground but suggests plenty of criticism for the Supreme Court.
WASHINGTON — Special counsel Jack Smith has resigned from the Justice Department, officials said in a court filing Saturday. The move was expected ahead of President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration. Smith’s report on Trump’s alleged involvement in 2020 election interference is expected to be released soon. Trump has denied the allegations.
Jack Smith argued his office had the evidence to secure a conviction against Donald Trump if the election case had ever gone to trial.
In November, as Donald Trump and his transition team worked to line up support for his cabinet nominees ahead of the confirmation hearings that began Tuesday with defense secretary pick Pete Hegseth,
WASHINGTON (AP) — Special counsel Jack Smith, a Central New York native, has resigned from the Justice Department after submitting his investigative report on President-elect Donald Trump, an expected move that comes amid legal wrangling over how much of that document can be made public in the days ahead.
The Supreme Court's decision on presidential immunity made Jack Smith's prosecution of Trump much more difficult.