US Special Counsel Jack Smith resigns from DoJ days before Trump takes over the White House
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US Special Counsel Jack Smith resigns from DoJ days before Trump takes over the White House

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The special counsel tendered his resignation on Friday, hours after the DoJ asked a federal appeals court to swiftly reverse a judge’s order blocking the release of his investigative report focused on Trump’s alleged efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential elections US Department of Justice’s Special Counsel Jack Smith resigned from his position days before President-elect Donald Trump assumed the Oval Office. The special counsel tendered his resignation on Friday, hours after the DoJ asked a federal appeals court to swiftly reverse a judge’s order blocking the release of his investigative report focused on Trump’s alleged efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential elections. The race against time Several justice department officials argued that Cannon’s order overstepped her authority and that she had no power to block US Attorney General Merrick Garland from releasing Smith’s findings. “he Special Counsel completed his work and submitted his final confidential report on January 7, 2025, and separated from the Department on January 10," Smith said in his final letter to the court.

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Jack Smith’s Jan. 6 Trump Report Illuminates One Final Thing
55 years ago

Jack Smith’s Jan. 6 Trump Report Illuminates One Final Thing

Slate  

Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. One former federal prosecutor told me he felt as though the classified documents case was a “slam dunk” for the DOJ, while one law professor believed Trump’s social media posts targeting Smith were not just crossing a line, but …

Key takeaways from Jack Smith's report that says Trump tried to overturn 2020 elections
1 day, 4 hours ago

Key takeaways from Jack Smith's report that says Trump tried to overturn 2020 elections

Firstpost  

Special Counsel Jack Smith’s report on Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election was sent to Congress on Tuesday after US District Judge Aileen Cannon refused to block its release. Lanny Breuer, who led the department’s criminal division when Smith ran the public integrity section, called Smith “an exquisite lawyer and an exquisite prosecutor.” “He’s not political at all,” …

Donald Trump would have been convicted if not elected president, Jack Smith report says
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1 day, 5 hours ago

Donald Trump would have been convicted if not elected president, Jack Smith report says

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Donald Trump would have been convicted of illegally attempting to …

Donald Trump report: Read special counsel Jack Smith’s findings in full
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1 day, 7 hours ago

Donald Trump report: Read special counsel Jack Smith’s findings in full

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Special Counsel Jack Smith has concluded Donald Trump engaged in …

Trump would've been convicted if he weren't elected president, says Special Counsel's report
1 day, 8 hours ago

Trump would've been convicted if he weren't elected president, says Special Counsel's report

Firstpost  

In a report released today, Special Counsel Jack Smith has said that Donald Trump would have been convicted in the 2020 election subversion case if he were not elected president and protected by the constitutional prohibition on a sitting president’s prohibition Donald Trump would have been convicted in the 2020 election subversion case if he were not elected as the …

Trump would have been convicted if he wasn’t elected: U.S. Justice Department in special counsel report
1 day, 8 hours ago

Trump would have been convicted if he wasn’t elected: U.S. Justice Department in special counsel report

The Hindu  

U.S. Special Counsel Jack Smith concluded that Donald Trump engaged in an "unprecedented criminal effort" to hold onto power after losing the 2020 election, but was thwarted in bringing the case to trial by the President-elect's November election victory, according to a report published on Tuesday. After the release, Trump, in a post on his Truth Social site, called Mr. …

Special counsel who investigated Trump says his team stood up for rule of law: Report
1 day, 16 hours ago

Special counsel who investigated Trump says his team stood up for rule of law: Report

New Indian Express  

The Department's view that the Constitution prohibits the continued indictment and prosecution of a President is categorical and does not turn on the gravity of the crimes charged, the strength of the Government's proof, or the merits of the prosecution, which the Office stands fully behind, the report states. Though most of the details of Trump's efforts to undo the …

Trump has not been exonerated, special counsel Jack Smith declares in final report
1 day, 16 hours ago

Trump has not been exonerated, special counsel Jack Smith declares in final report

Politico  

“The admissible evidence was sufficient to obtain and sustain a conviction,” added Smith, who resigned from his position last week. Smith obtained reams of records, including Signal messages between one of Trump’s alleged co-conspirators — former Justice Department official Jeffrey Clark — and Rep. Scott Perry, a top Trump ally in Congress. !” In a letter accompanying the report, Smith …

"He had no defense": Legal experts say Jack Smith's report shows Trump would have been convicted
1 day, 16 hours ago

"He had no defense": Legal experts say Jack Smith's report shows Trump would have been convicted

Salon  

With special counsel Jack Smith’s final report on 2020 election subversion now public, legal experts say that the case against President-elect Donald Trump was strong enough that it likely would have resulted in a conviction and that he was only saved from a federal conviction by delays in the legal process. “As laid out by Jack Smith in his report, …

Jack Smith rebuts Trump's claims of "exoneration," details campaign to overturn the 2020 election
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1 day, 16 hours ago

Jack Smith rebuts Trump's claims of "exoneration," details campaign to overturn the 2020 election

Salon  

Special counsel Jack Smith 's final report on Donald Trump’s attempts on and before January 6 to overturn the 2020 election states that the case against the president-elect would’ve been strong enough to convict him if he hadn’t won his re-election bid. Smith’s report alleges that Trump was fully aware that his voter fraud claims weren’t true, noting that “some …

Judge allows release of special counsel Smith's report on Trump's election interference
1 day, 21 hours ago

Judge allows release of special counsel Smith's report on Trump's election interference

Firstpost  

US District Court Judge Aileen Cannon on Monday allowed the release of the volume of special counsel Jack Smith’s report dealing with President-elect Donald Trump’s 2020 election interference case, the latest ruling in a court dispute over the highly anticipated document days before Trump is set to take office again Special counsel Jack Smith speaks to the media about an …

Judge Cannon OKs release of Jack Smith’s report on Trump’s efforts to subvert 2020 election
2 days, 16 hours ago

Judge Cannon OKs release of Jack Smith’s report on Trump’s efforts to subvert 2020 election

Politico  

The Justice Department, meanwhile, has indicated it will not publicly release the other volume of Smith’s report, on the documents case, because the department is seeking to revive charges in that case against two of Trump’s former co-defendants. Lawyers for Trump and the two co-defendants in the documents case — Trump aides Walt Nauta and Carlos De Oliveira — were …

Jack Smith report into Trump and election subversion to be released after Judge Cannon's ruling
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2 days, 16 hours ago

Jack Smith report into Trump and election subversion to be released after Judge Cannon's ruling

Salon  

U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon, a Donald Trump appointee who shut down a case into his retainment of classified documents, is giving up on blocking former special counsel Jack Smith’s report into Trump’s efforts to subvert the 2020 election on Jan. 6. In a Monday ruling, Cannon rejected a bid from Trump employees and former codefendants Walt Nauta and Carlos …

Donald Trump probe ends: Special Counsel Jack Smith resigns from Justice Department ahead of inauguration
3 days, 13 hours ago

Donald Trump probe ends: Special Counsel Jack Smith resigns from Justice Department ahead of inauguration

Live Mint  

Jack Smith, the special counsel appointed to investigate United States President-elect Donald Trump for his alleged attempt to overturn the results of the 2020 elections, has left the US Department of Justice, prosecutors said on January 11in a court filing, Bloomberg reported. Smith resigned as the special counsel overseeing federal criminal investigations into Trump and has “separated” from the DoJ, …

"Deranged Jack accomplished nothing": Trump gloats on social media after special counsel resigns
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3 days, 16 hours ago

"Deranged Jack accomplished nothing": Trump gloats on social media after special counsel resigns

Salon  

If you were expecting the president-elect to take a win with humility, you clearly don't know Donald Trump. The incoming president gloated over the resignation of Special Counsel Jack Smith in a mean-spirited endzone dance on Truth Social. "Deranged Jack accomplished nothing, except to show what complete losers my political opponents are!!!" The news that Smith had resigned was shared …

Trump prosecutor Jack Smith resigns after submitting DOJ report
3 days, 16 hours ago

Trump prosecutor Jack Smith resigns after submitting DOJ report

ABC  

US special counsel Jack Smith, who led federal cases against incoming president Donald Trump, has resigned. A former war crimes prosecutor, Mr Smith brought two of the four criminal cases Trump faced after leaving office, but saw them grind to a halt after a Trump-appointed judge in Florida dismissed one and the US Supreme Court — with three justices appointed …

Jack Smith resigns from Justice Department after completing Trump reports
3 days, 18 hours ago

Jack Smith resigns from Justice Department after completing Trump reports

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. open image in gallery Jack Smith resigned from the Justice Department after submitting his …

Judge who blocked release of Trump report was ‘plainly’ wrong, special counsel tells appeals court
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4 days, 16 hours ago

Judge who blocked release of Trump report was ‘plainly’ wrong, special counsel tells appeals court

LA Times  

A judge’s order is blocking the Justice Department from releasing any part of special counsel Jack Smith’s investigative report on President-elect Donald 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 President-elect Donald Trump. …

Special counsel Jack Smith, who investigated Trump, has resigned
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4 days, 16 hours ago

Special counsel Jack Smith, who investigated Trump, has resigned

LA Times  

A judge’s order is blocking the Justice Department from releasing any part of special counsel Jack Smith’s investigative report on President-elect Donald Trump. Special counsel Jack Smith resigned from the Justice Department after having submitted his report on Donald Trump to the attorney general, the department revealed in a filing on Saturday. The Justice Department late Friday asked a federal …

Special counsel Jack Smith resigns from DOJ
4 days, 16 hours ago

Special counsel Jack Smith resigns from DOJ

Politico  

Garland has said he plans to release publicly only the portion of Smith’s report that covers his investigation into Trump’s effort to subvert the 2020 election. The attorney general has said in court filings that he agreed with a recommendation from Smith to keep the other volume — which addresses the probe into Trump’s possession of a raft of classified …

Appeals court rules Jack Smith report can be released but Merrick Garland still has a fight on his hands
5 days, 1 hour ago

Appeals court rules Jack Smith report can be released but Merrick Garland still has a fight on his hands

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. open image in gallery Justice Department attorneys told a federal appeals court that Attorney …

US appeals court allows DoJ to release Jack Smith's report on Trump's election interference case
5 days, 8 hours ago

US appeals court allows DoJ to release Jack Smith's report on Trump's election interference case

Firstpost  

While the DoJ will be allowed the share the report, the appeal court kept the initial three-day delay order in place to allow further appeals from Trump’s team US President-elect Donald Trump received yet another legal blow on Thursday after a federal appeals court ruled that the Justice Department can release the report on Trump’s effort to overturn the 2020 …

Trump's team is "trying to run out the clock" on Jack Smith, but will the Supreme Court bite?
5 days, 16 hours ago

Trump's team is "trying to run out the clock" on Jack Smith, but will the Supreme Court bite?

Salon  

With special counsel Jack Smith’s final reports the subject of litigation and just over a week remaining until President-elect Donald Trump takes office, lawyers are skeptical about whether his findings will ever become public. Barbara McQuade, who served as a US attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan, told Salon that “Donald Trump is clearly trying to run out the …

Appeals court denies bid to block public release of special counsel’s report on Trump Jan. 6 probe
5 days, 16 hours ago

Appeals court denies bid to block public release of special counsel’s report on Trump Jan. 6 probe

LA Times  

Special counsel Jack Smith’s report is expected to detail unflattering revelations about Donald Trump’s failed effort to cling to power after his 2020 presidential election loss to Joe Biden. A federal appeals court this week denied a bid to block the public release of special counsel Jack Smith’s report on President-elect Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss. …

Trump Begs Appeals Court To Block Special Counsel Report From Going Public
5 days, 21 hours ago

Trump Begs Appeals Court To Block Special Counsel Report From Going Public

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Attorneys for President-elect Donald Trump on Thursday urged an appeals court to block the publication of special counsel Jack Smith’s report explaining why prosecutors decided to charge Trump for alleged crimes tied to Jan. 6, 2021, as well as the alleged illegal retention of classified documents, saying there is information “never released to the public” and more …

"Trump's protector-in-chief": Experts say Aileen Cannon has no right to block Jack Smith's reports
6 days, 16 hours ago

"Trump's protector-in-chief": Experts say Aileen Cannon has no right to block Jack Smith's reports

Salon  

Judge Aileen Cannon this week decided to block the release of special counsel Jack Smith’s reports on his investigation into Donald Trump, drawing praise from the president-elect's allies and scorn from legal experts who say that the Trump appointee lacks jurisdiction over the matter. We need your help to stay independent Subscribe today to support Salon's progressive journalism Cannon’s decision …

Appeals court allows release of Jack Smith's Trump Jan. 6 report
6 days, 16 hours ago

Appeals court allows release of Jack Smith's Trump Jan. 6 report

Salon  

Americans may soon see Special Counsel Jack Smith's report on President-elect Donald Trump’s alleged actions on Jan. 6. The 11th Circuit Court of Appeals allowed the release of the DOJ report written by Smith which lays out Trump's alleged attempts to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election. Trump employees Walt Nauta and Carlos de Oliveira, still facing charges …

Federal appeals court allows Garland to release special counsel’s final Trump report, but more legal fights expected first
6 days, 16 hours ago

Federal appeals court allows Garland to release special counsel’s final Trump report, but more legal fights expected first

CNN  

CNN — Special counsel Jack Smith’s report on his election subversion and January 6, 2021, investigation of Donald Trump can be made public, a federal appeals court ruled Thursday, while leaving in place a lower judge’s three-day hold that could give Trump time to ask the Supreme Court to intervene. Trump, and the employees of his who were charged in …

Justice Department says it plans to release only part of special counsel’s Trump report for now
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1 week ago

Justice Department says it plans to release only part of special counsel’s Trump report for now

LA Times  

The Justice Department said Wednesday that it intends to release special counsel Jack Smith’s findings on Donald Trump’s efforts to undo the results of the 2020 presidential election but will keep under wraps for now the rest of the report focused on the president-elect’s hoarding of classified documents at his Mar-a-Lago estate. The Justice Department said it would proceed with …

Donald Trump Jack Smith classified documents report: It’s not dead yet, actually.
1 week ago

Donald Trump Jack Smith classified documents report: It’s not dead yet, actually.

Slate  

Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. Here’s how this all went down: Attorneys for Waltine Nauta and Carlos De Oliveira, Trump’s co-defendants in the classified-documents case, filed a motion in Cannon’s court demanding that Smith be blocked from sending any report on the case to …

Trump-appointed judge blocks Merrick Garland from releasing Jack Smith report
1 week ago

Trump-appointed judge blocks Merrick Garland from releasing Jack Smith report

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. It’s also unclear whether Cannon can block the release of the entire report, including …

Donald Trump’s criminal cases: Judge temporarily blocks release of special counsel Jack Smith’s investigation report
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1 week ago

Donald Trump’s criminal cases: Judge temporarily blocks release of special counsel Jack Smith’s investigation report

Live Mint  

A federal judge in Florida blocked the Justice Department from releasing a report on two criminal probes of Donald Trump, setting up a potential legal fight between the president-elect and the prosecutors that investigated him. US District Judge Aileen Cannon said she was temporarily prohibiting public release of the findings of Special Counsel Jack Smith‘s investigations into Trump. Former federal …

Judge Blocks Special Counsel Smith's Report On Trump Cases — For Now
Top News
1 week ago

Judge Blocks Special Counsel Smith's Report On Trump Cases — For Now

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Come on, Aileen! On Tuesday, Trump-appointed U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon issued an order blocking the public release of special counsel Jack Smith’s highly anticipated reports on the prosecution of President-elect Donald Trump’s classified documents case as well as his Jan. 6 election subversion case. The injunction from Cannon stops the release of the report until the …

Judge temporarily blocks release of special counsel report on Trump cases as court fight simmers
1 week, 1 day ago

Judge temporarily blocks release of special counsel report on Trump cases as court fight simmers

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — A federal judge on Tuesday temporarily blocked the public release of special counsel Jack Smith’s report on investigations into Donald Trump as an appeals court weighs a challenge to the disclosure of a much-anticipated document just days before the president-elect reclaims office. Trump responded to Cannon’s order by complaining anew at a news conference about Smith’s investigation and …

Trump Requests Merrick Garland Not Release Final Special Counsel Report
1 week, 1 day ago

Trump Requests Merrick Garland Not Release Final Special Counsel Report

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Lawyers for Donald Trump on Monday called on Attorney General Merrick Garland to block the release of a report authored by special counsel Jack Smith detailing his findings in the Justice Department’s two criminal cases against the president-elect, which could be made public as soon as this week. As part of their arguments for urging Garland to …

Judge in Trump documents case temporarily blocks release of special counsel report
Top News
1 week, 1 day ago

Judge in Trump documents case temporarily blocks release of special counsel report

India Today  

WASHINGTON: A federal judge has temporarily blocked the public release of special counsel Jack Smith’s report on investigations into President-elect Donald Trump as an appeals court weighs a challenge. U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon made the ruling Tuesday, the morning after an emergency request by defense lawyers to stop the Justice Department from making the report public — a step …

US judge temporarily blocks release of Trump investigations report
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1 week, 1 day ago

US judge temporarily blocks release of Trump investigations report

Al Jazeera  

Trump has denounced the investigations against him as politically motivated and the special counsel report as ‘fake’. A United States judge has temporarily blocked Special Counsel Jack Smith from releasing a report on his investigation into President-elect Donald Trump for his mishandling of classified documents. A criminal indictment in the classified documents case was announced in June 2023, when prosecutors …

Trump spent years trying to undermine Jack Smith. Now he wants to block special counsel’s final word
1 week, 2 days ago

Trump spent years trying to undermine Jack Smith. Now he wants to block special counsel’s final word

CNN  

CNN — District Judge Aileen Cannon on Tuesday blocked the public release of special counsel Jack Smith’s final report on his investigations into President-elect Donald Trump. The issue of Smith’s final report being made public now moves to the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals, with Cannon’s order Tuesday preventing Smith or the Justice Department from transmitting the report outside the …

How the DOJ ran out of time prosecuting Trump for January 6 riot
1 week, 2 days ago

How the DOJ ran out of time prosecuting Trump for January 6 riot

CNN  

CNN — Several months after the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol, FBI investigators began pursuing a tantalizing tip suggesting that Donald Trump had possibly met with members of the Proud Boys, the far-right group that took part in some of the most brutal violence that day, people briefed on the investigation told CNN. “Many times, when people …

How the DOJ ran out of time prosecuting Trump for January 6 riot
1 week, 2 days ago

How the DOJ ran out of time prosecuting Trump for January 6 riot

CNN  

CNN — Several months after the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol, FBI investigators began pursuing a tantalizing tip suggesting that Donald Trump had possibly met with members of the Proud Boys, the far-right group that took part in some of the most brutal violence that day, people briefed on the investigation told CNN. “Many times, when people …

Jack Smith's team preparing now for Trump retribution extending even to spouses: report
2 weeks, 5 days ago

Jack Smith's team preparing now for Trump retribution extending even to spouses: report

Raw Story  

Donald Trump has promised revenge and retribution against special counsel Jack Smith after the appointed prosecutor was brought into the Justice Department to investigate suspected crimes from the ex-president. According to Rolling Stone, a source said that those working under Smith's team "preemptively reviewed their private and professional communications, to make sure they hadn’t written anything that could be subpoenaed, …

Trump escaped the consequences of his alleged crimes. Now his allies are after the prosecutors who brought the charges
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Trump escaped the consequences of his alleged crimes. Now his allies are after the prosecutors who brought the charges

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. I don’t think it will end well for him.” Blanche will serve behind Attorney …

'Unserious': Lawsuit targeting Jack Smith slapped down by Trump-appointed judge
1 month, 2 weeks ago

'Unserious': Lawsuit targeting Jack Smith slapped down by Trump-appointed judge

Raw Story  

A last-ditch effort to temporarily block special counsel Jack Smith from destroying records generated by his investigation into President-elect Donald Trump was thrown out by a Trump-appointed federal judge who called the claims “unserious.” In an order denying Freedom of Information Act claims raised by Republican Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, U.S. District Judge Matthew J. Kacsmaryk ruled Monday that …

Trump-appointed judge dismisses Texas lawsuit against Jack Smith
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Trump-appointed judge dismisses Texas lawsuit against Jack Smith

Salon  

A Texas judge has denied an attempt by the state's top law enforcement official to prevent special counsel Jack Smith from destroying records related to his cases against President-elect Donald Trump, The Washington Post reported. In a complaint filed earlier this month, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton asked U.S. District Judge Matthew J. Kacsmaryk, who was appointed by Trump in …

Ex-prosecutor: Jack Smith could still keep Trump cases "alive"
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Ex-prosecutor: Jack Smith could still keep Trump cases "alive"

Salon  

In a column on MSNBC's website Thursday, former U.S. attorney Barbara McQuade suggests that far from “obeying an authoritarian in advance,” special counsel Jack Smith's request to pre-emptively shut down his cases against President-elect Donald Trump was a shrewd move that could ensure their survival in the long run. According to McQuade, nixing the cases "without prejudice" means that they …

Jack Smith did all he could to 'preserve' this 'possibility': Ex-federal prosecutor
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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Jack Smith did all he could to 'preserve' this 'possibility': Ex-federal prosecutor

Raw Story  

Former federal prosecutor Barbara McQuade believes special counsel Jack Smith's move to dismiss Donald Trump's 2020 election interference and classified documents cases on Monday "could be an effort to keep the cases alive in the long term," she writes in a Tuesday op-ed for MSNBC. "By dismissing the cases now on his own terms, Smith blocks Trump’s attorney general from …

'Momentous, unsettled questions': Analyst warns end of Trump court cases leaves turmoil
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1 month, 2 weeks ago

'Momentous, unsettled questions': Analyst warns end of Trump court cases leaves turmoil

Raw Story  

On Election Night, Donald Trump became the first presidential candidate in United States history to win an election despite having faced four criminal indictments — one of which resulted in him being convicted on 34 felony counts. Two of the criminal indictments against Trump were federal ones brought by special counsel Jack Smith for the U.S. Department of Justice: the …

Live updates: Trump presidential transition news
55 years ago

Live updates: Trump presidential transition news

CNN  

Special Counsel Jack Smith delivers remarks on a recently unsealed indictment including four felony counts against Donald Trump on August 1, 2023 in Washington, DC. Drew Angerer/Getty Images Even before special counsel Jack Smith formally asked that his criminal cases — the 2020 election subversion prosecution and the charges of mishandling classified documents — against Donald Trump be dismissed, it …

'He got away with all of it!' Morning Joe panel left shocked by end of Trump prosecutions
1 month, 2 weeks ago

'He got away with all of it!' Morning Joe panel left shocked by end of Trump prosecutions

Raw Story  

Panelists on MSNBC's "Morning Joe" marveled at the end of another prosecution against Donald Trump after he won re-election to a second term. Special counsel Jack Smith had a motion to dismiss the Jan. 6 election interference case approved Monday, citing the Justice Department directive against prosecuting a sitting president. "The department's internal policy did not allow for them to …

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