Special counsel Jack Smith's report on the Jan. 6 investigation of Donald Trump provides a closing chapter on an unprecedented legal case.
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
This week on Capitol Hill, President-elect Trump’s Cabinet picks faced scrutiny by Senators and among the most anticipated was the questioning of Attorney General hopeful Pam Bondi. Former lead investigator for the January 6 Select Committee Tim Heaphy discusses Bondi’s hearing and special counsel Jack Smith’s final statements on his probes into Trump.
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.
Jack Smith rebuked Trump for claiming his two criminal cases were politically motivated, calling the president-elect's claims "laughable."
The Justice Department now enters a second Trump administration with less authority to pursue a president than it has had in half a century.
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.
Smith has spent the last two months winding down the two federal criminal prosecutions of Donald Trump and had indicated he would resign before inauguration.
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.