Special counsel Jack Smith delivers remarks on the recently unsealed indictment, including four felony counts, against former US President Donald Trump on August 1, 2023 in Washington, DC.
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Special counsel Jack Smith resigned from the Justice Department on Friday after completing his two criminal investigations into President-elect Donald Trump.
Smith, who was appointed by Attorney General Merrick Garland in November 2022, He left his post just days before Trump’s inauguration. His departure was disclosed in a footnote to a court filing submitted Saturday to U.S. District Judge Eileen Cannon of Florida.
“The special counsel completed his work and submitted his final confidential report on January 7, 2025, and separated from the Department on January 10,” the filing reads.
In the filing, DOJ officials urged Trump-appointed Cannon not to pursue his order issued last week Temporary blocking of DOJ The release of Smith’s investigation into Trump’s interference in the 2020 election results. Trump’s former co-defendants have asked Cannon to extend his order and are attempting to block Garland from releasing a portion of Smith’s report to members of Congress.
The DOJ filed an emergency motion late Friday asking a federal appeals court to overturn the order, insisting on the prompt release of Smith’s investigative report.
the cannon was first Mar-a-Lago documents case against Trump dismissed After ruling that Smith’s appointment as special counsel was unconstitutional.
