Articles for Jack Smith

On pardons, Biden weighs whether to flex presidential powers in broad new ways
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2 weeks, 2 days ago

On pardons, Biden weighs whether to flex presidential powers in broad new ways

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden faces a stark choice as he contemplates broad preemptive pardons to protect aides and allies from potential retribution by Donald Trump: Does he hew to the institutional norms he’s spent decades defending or flex the powers of the presidency in untested ways? Clyburn said he told Biden’s team, only half jokingly, that because the Supreme …

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Trump escaped the consequences of his alleged crimes. Now his allies are after the prosecutors who brought the charges
3 weeks, 5 days 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 …

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Trump-appointed judge dismisses Texas lawsuit against Jack Smith
3 weeks, 5 days 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 …

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Trump's hatchet woman: Pam Bondi is plotting revenge on the Department of Justice
3 weeks, 5 days ago

Trump's hatchet woman: Pam Bondi is plotting revenge on the Department of Justice

Salon  

Many Americans were sorely disappointed this week when special prosecutor Jack Smith decided to drag up and withdraw the Jan. 6 indictment and the appeal of the classified documents case dismissal against Donald Trump. Smith said in his filings that the government stood by the charges but because of the Justice Department's Office of Legal Counsel's rule that a sitting …

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'Done the best he can': Legal expert defends Jack Smith amid Trump case dismissal backlash
3 weeks, 5 days ago

'Done the best he can': Legal expert defends Jack Smith amid Trump case dismissal backlash

Raw Story  

Michigan law professor and former prosecutor Barbara McQuade on Tuesday tried to reassure critics of special counsel Jack Smith that the Justice Department wasn't bowing down to the Donald Trump administration when it filed a motion to dismiss criminal charges against the president-elect. Speaking to MSNBC, McQuade said that she believes Smith's move was the best option "under the circumstances." …

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The Fatal Flaw That Doomed the Trump Trials
3 weeks, 6 days ago

The Fatal Flaw That Doomed the Trump Trials

Slate  

Last week, Donald Trump’s lawyers asked Justice Juan Merchan to dismiss the New York hush money case against him because he is—by dint of securing the presidency—now too big to sentence. This week on Amicus Plus, Dahlia Lithwick was joined by investigative reporter Andrea Bernstein, host of the Slate Plus series “The Law According to Trump,” and Slate’s jurisprudence editor, …

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Ex-prosecutor warns Trump's 'child-like retribution' could cost Jack Smith six figures
3 weeks, 6 days ago

Ex-prosecutor warns Trump's 'child-like retribution' could cost Jack Smith six figures

Raw Story  

The repercussions reverberating around Washington following the closing of President-elect Donald Trump’s election subversion case could come back to bite Jack Smith where it hurts – his wallet. That’s according to former U.S. attorney and CNN senior legal analyst Elie Honig, who said Monday that just a mere probe being launched against an individual can have devastating consequences on a …

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Merrick Garland’s legacy facing 'enormous' implications as Trump cases implode: analysts
3 weeks, 6 days ago

Merrick Garland’s legacy facing 'enormous' implications as Trump cases implode: analysts

Raw Story  

Attorney General Merrick Garland’s mark on the Justice Department could come down to one case – Donald Trump’s election subversion prosecution that collapsed today under the weight of a long-standing DOJ policy against hauling a sitting president into criminal court. The development will likely hurt Garland’s legacy, according to two political analysts who concluded on Monday that the attorney general’s …

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The end of the special counsel forever? Jack Smith is in survival mode
3 weeks, 6 days ago

The end of the special counsel forever? Jack Smith is in survival mode

Salon  

If you have an abiding interest in American history, as I do, I suggest that you pay close attention to what is happening in Washington D.C. as we speak. What began in 1973 with the appointment of former Solicitor General Archibald Cox as a special prosecutor to investigate the “Watergate affair,” as it was popularly known, came to a screeching …

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Why is US prosecutor Jack Smith dropping charges against Trump?
3 weeks, 6 days ago

Why is US prosecutor Jack Smith dropping charges against Trump?

Al Jazeera  

The federal criminal cases against Trump relating to 2020 election interference and mishandling of classified documents will no longer go ahead. In a six-page submission to the court on Monday, Smith’s statement read: “It has long been the position of the Department of Justice that the United States Constitution forbids the federal indictment and subsequent criminal prosecution of a sitting …

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We Know Who’s to Blame for Trump’s Evasion of Justice. It Isn’t Jack Smith.
54 years, 11 months ago

We Know Who’s to Blame for Trump’s Evasion of Justice. It Isn’t Jack Smith.

Slate  

The six-page filing that special counsel Jack Smith submitted Monday is surely one of the strangest requests a federal prosecutor has ever had to make. Smith moved to dismiss charges against Donald Trump for election subversion, asking Judge Tanya Chutkan to toss out the case due to an “unprecedented circumstance”: The defendant has, of course, been reelected president. The filing …

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Special Counsel Jack Smith Files Motion To Dismiss Jan. 6 Case
4 weeks ago

Special Counsel Jack Smith Files Motion To Dismiss Jan. 6 Case

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Special counsel Jack Smith on Monday filed a motion to dismiss President-elect Donald Trump’s Jan. 6 criminal indictment for allegedly defrauding the United States, conspiring to obstruct Congress when it met to certify the results of the 2020 election, and otherwise acting to “oppress, threaten and intimidate” voters. Smith wrote that he made his decision because Department …

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Takeaways from Donald Trump’s victories over special counsel Jack Smith
4 weeks ago

Takeaways from Donald Trump’s victories over special counsel Jack Smith

CNN  

CNN — Even before special counsel Jack Smith formally asked that his criminal cases against Donald Trump be dismissed, it was already guaranteed the president-elect would never see a jury. Video Ad Feedback Ty Cobb on what Trump would need to get retribution against special counsel 01:12 - Source: CNN “The Department of Justice, the prosecutors will be prosecuted — …

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Takeaways from Donald Trump’s victories over special counsel Jack Smith
4 weeks ago

Takeaways from Donald Trump’s victories over special counsel Jack Smith

CNN  

CNN — Even before special counsel Jack Smith formally asked that his criminal cases against Donald Trump be dismissed, it was already guaranteed the president-elect would never see a jury. Video Ad Feedback Ty Cobb on what Trump would need to get retribution against special counsel 01:12 - Source: CNN “The Department of Justice, the prosecutors will be prosecuted — …

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Special counsel moves to abandon election meddling and classified data cases against Trump
4 weeks ago

Special counsel moves to abandon election meddling and classified data cases against Trump

LA Times  

Special counsel Jack Smith speaks to the media about an indictment of former President Trump in 2023 at an office of the Department of Justice in Washington. Special counsel Jack Smith moved to abandon two criminal cases against Donald Trump on Monday, acknowledging that the president-elect’s return to the White House will preclude attempts to federally prosecute him for retaining …

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Jack Smith drops election subversion and classified documents cases against Trump
4 weeks ago

Jack Smith drops election subversion and classified documents cases against Trump

Salon  

Special counsel Jack Smith has filed a motion to drop his election subversion case and his classified documents case against President-elect Donald Trump, CNN first reported Monday. Earlier this month, Smith requested more time from U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan, who has been overseeing the election interference case, to make a decision about how to proceed following Trump’s election on …

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Trump to fire Jack Smith's team — and order DOJ to investigate 2020 election: report
1 month ago

Trump to fire Jack Smith's team — and order DOJ to investigate 2020 election: report

Raw Story  

Donald Trump plans to purge the team that worked with special counsel Jack Smith to try to prosecute Trump and assemble teams to investigate the 2020 election, The Washington Post reported Friday. According to the report, Trump wants to immediately seek revenge against the federal prosecutors who helped outgoing special counsel Jack Smith file two criminal cases against him, firing …

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Despite Trump's election, Jack Smith has one more job to do
1 month ago

Despite Trump's election, Jack Smith has one more job to do

LA Times  

Special counsel Jack Smith arriving at a news conference to speak about the indictment of former President Donald Trump in the Jan. 6 case last year. … After the thing is done, no evidence ever remains.” That is the state of affairs Donald Trump would like to produce with respect to the federal cases against him, which special counsel Jack …

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Jack Smith has a shot to put Trump in an 'untenable spot' in final filing: ex-prosecutor
1 month, 1 week ago

Jack Smith has a shot to put Trump in an 'untenable spot' in final filing: ex-prosecutor

Raw Story  

During an appearance on "The Katie Phang Show" on MSNBC, former U.S. Attorney Barbara McQuade suggested that departing special counsel Jack Smith has an opportunity to hand the incoming Donald Trump administration a mess long after he is gone. "I have heard from a number of people saying, why should Jack Smith pull the plug on his own case, why …

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Jack Smith has a shot to put Trump in an 'untenable spot' in final filing: ex-prosecutor
1 month, 1 week ago

Jack Smith has a shot to put Trump in an 'untenable spot' in final filing: ex-prosecutor

Raw Story  

During an appearance on "The Katie Phang Show" on MSNBC, former U.S. Attorney Barbara McQuade suggested that departing special counsel Jack Smith has an opportunity to hand the incoming Donald Trump administration a mess long after he is gone. The other thing he could do, Katie, and I don't know if this would withstand all of the machinations that Trump …

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Armed with Republican trifecta, Trump 2.0 will have far-reaching implications for America and India
1 month, 1 week ago

Armed with Republican trifecta, Trump 2.0 will have far-reaching implications for America and India

Firstpost  

American ‘liberal’ media and pollsters had predicted the 2024 presidential election to be a knife-edge battle between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris. Contrarily, it has proven to be ‘Trump 2.0 Tsunami’ On November 6, when Associated Press called Wisconsin, with 277 Electoral College votes, Donald J. Trump, aged 78, formally became the oldest President-elect of the United States of America. …

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Special counsel Jack Smith set to resign before Trump takes office: Report
1 month, 1 week ago

Special counsel Jack Smith set to resign before Trump takes office: Report

Hindustan Times  

Special counsel Jack Smith and several members of his team are planning to resign before Donald Trump assumes office, New York Times reported on Wednesday. FILE PHOTO: Former U.S. President Donald Trump and Special Counsel Jack Smith are seen in a combination of file photos in Washington, U.S., in 2023. REUTERS/Tasos Katopodis, Kevin Wurm/File Photo Jack Smith to resign before …

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'Simply destroy the records': Pro-Trump AG lobs federal court attack at Jack Smith
1 month, 1 week ago

'Simply destroy the records': Pro-Trump AG lobs federal court attack at Jack Smith

Raw Story  

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is showing his support for President-elect Donald Trump by lobbing a federal court attack at special counsel Jack Smith, court records show. Paxton on Monday demanded a Texas federal court judge issue an emergency order forcing Smith to preserve all records of the two criminal court cases he brought against Trump, federal documents show. “The …

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Politics chat: Trump's Chief of Staff, Ukraine war, Elon Musk, Democrats' response
1 month, 1 week ago

Politics chat: Trump's Chief of Staff, Ukraine war, Elon Musk, Democrats' response

NPR  

Politics chat: Trump's Chief of Staff, Ukraine war, Elon Musk, Democrats' response Donald Trump's moves after his election victory indicate he may be more efficient and less erratic than he was last time as he stands up his administration. She was the head of his campaign, she ran a pretty tight ship, so she seems to have the potential to …

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