Special counsel Jack Smith and his team to resign before Trump takes office
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Smith's federal criminal cases against Trump were upended by the election, as the Justice Department's longstanding policy is that presidents can't be charged...
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Smith's federal criminal cases against Trump were upended by the election, as the Justice Department's longstanding policy is that presidents can't be charged...
WASHINGTON >> Jack Smith, the special counsel who pursued two federal prosecutions of Donald Trump, plans to finish his work and resign along with other members of his team before Trump takes office in January, people familiar with his plans said.
This decision will make certain that the Department of Justice will follow through on its longstanding tradition of not investigating a sitting president.
With former President Donald Trump now set to take the Oval Office again in January, special prosecutor Jack Smith, who has headed the two federal cases against Trump, will likely resign before then.
Special Counsel Jack Smith says he plans to retire before President-elect Donald Trump takes office in January, denying the incoming president a chance to fire the lawyer.
Special Counsel Jack Smith, who has led two federal prosecutions against Donald Trump, will resign along with other members of his team before the president-elect assumes office in January, sources told the New York Times.
Special counsel Jack Smith plans to wrap up his work and resign from his post before President-elect Trump is sworn in, but what exact path he will take to ending his prosecutions remains unclear.
Special counsel Jack Smith continues to discuss with Justice Department leadership the mechanics of winding down the federal prosecutions of Donald Trump, with the intention of stepping down before the former president returns to the White House, according to a Justice Department official familiar w…
Special Counsel Jack Smith is planning to file his report and resign before President-elect Trump can fire him in January, the New York Times reported.
Special Counsel Jack Smith will wrap up the two criminal cases against Donald Trump and will resign with his team before Trump's Inauguration Day in January.
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