Special Prosecutor Jack Smith comments on the recently unsealed four-count felony indictment against former U.S. President Donald Trump in Washington, D.C., on August 1, 2023.
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Special counsel Jack Smith resigned from the Justice Department on Friday after completing two criminal investigations into President-elect Donald Trump.
Smith was appointed by Attorney General Merrick Garland in November 2022. He resigned just days before Trump’s inauguration. His departure was disclosed in a footnote in a court document filed Saturday with U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon in Florida.
“The Special Counsel completed his work and submitted his final confidential report on January 7, 2025, and resigned from the Department of Justice on January 10,” the document reads.
In the filing, Justice Department officials urged Trump appointee Cannon not to extend the order she issued last week Currently blocking the Department of Justice Unveil Smith’s investigation into Trump’s interference in the 2020 election results. The U.S. Department of Justice filed an emergency motion late Friday asking a federal appeals court to overturn the order and push for the speedy release of Smith’s investigative report.
Cannon has previously Mar-a-Lago documents case against Trump dismissed after ruling that Smith’s appointment as special prosecutor was unconstitutional.
