Special Counsel Jack Smith delivers remarks on a not too long ago unsealed indictment together with 4 felony counts towards former U.S. President Donald Trump on August 1, 2023 in Washington, DC.
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Special Counsel Jack Smith resigned from the Department of Justice on Friday after he accomplished his two legal investigations of President-elect Donald Trump.
Smith, who was appointed by Attorney General Merrick Garland in Nov. 2022, left his submit simply days forward of Trump’s inauguration. His departure was disclosed within the footnote of a courtroom submitting submitted Saturday to U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon of Florida.
“The Special Counsel accomplished his work and submitted his remaining confidential report on January 7, 2025, and separated from the Department on January 10,” the submitting reads.
In the submitting, DOJ officers urged Trump-appointed Cannon to not prolong her order issued final week that’s temporarily blocking the DOJ from releasing Smith’s investigation into Trump’s interference within the 2020 election outcomes. Trump’s former co-defendants have requested Cannon to increase her order and try to maintain Garland from releasing a portion of Smith’s report back to members of Congress.
The DOJ had filed an emergency movement late Friday asking a federal appeals courtroom to reverse the order, pushing for a swift launch of Smith’s investigative report.
Cannon had beforehand dismissed the Mar-a-Lago documents case against Trump after ruling that Smith’s appointment as particular counsel was unconstitutional.
