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4 'Frequent Targets' Are Now in Trump's Sights for Prosecution

President wants law sicced on Merrick Garland, Christopher Wray, Jack Smith, and Lisa Monaco

(Newser) - President Trump on Friday called for the prosecution of four senior Biden-era Justice Department officials, escalating his attacks on political opponents. In a post on Truth Social , Trump accused former Attorney General Merrick Garland, ex-FBI Director Christopher Wray, former special counsel Jack Smith , and ex-Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco of...

Jack Smith Has an Ask Regarding Future Testimony

Former special counsel seeks a public hearing after GOP request for secrecy on his probes into Trump

(Newser) - Former special counsel Jack Smith has asked to testify publicly before Congress after House Judiciary Chair Jim Jordan requested a private, transcribed interview regarding Smith's investigations into former President Trump's handling of classified documents and his actions following the 2020 election. In a letter to Jordan and Senate...

Agency Opens Investigation of Jack Smith, at GOP Request

Senator says special counsel 'unprecedented interference in the 2024 election'

(Newser) - A federal investigation of Jack Smith has begun, requested by a Republican senator and following up on allegations by President Trump and his allies that the former special counsel's actions constituted illegal political activity. The Office of Special Counsel, which is not connected to the operation Smith led, told...

DOJ Fires Officials Who Worked on Trump Investigations

Acting AG says they can't be trusted to 'faithfully' implement president's agenda

(Newser) - The Justice Department said Monday that it had fired more than a dozen employees who worked on criminal investigations into President Trump. "Given your significant role in prosecuting the President, I do not believe that the leadership of the Department can trust you to assist in implementing the President'...

Smith Report: Trump Would Have Been Convicted
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Jan 14, 2025 6:01 AM CST

Smith Report: Trump Would Have Been Convicted

DOJ releases report on election interference, as Trump taunts 'deranged' special counsel

(Newser) - Donald Trump won more than the election in November, argues Jack Smith. Because of the win—and only because of the win—Trump was able to escape what would surely have been a conviction on election-interference charges, the former special counsel says, reports the Wall Street Journal . Smith's long-awaited...

Congress Gets Jack Smith's Trump Report

Special counsel report focused on alleged efforts to overturn 2020 election

(Newser) - Special counsel Jack Smith says in a new report that his team "stood up for the rule of law" as it investigated President-elect Trump's efforts to overturn the 2020 election, the AP reports. Smith submitted to Congress early Tuesday a report detailing his team's findings about Trump'...

Judge Clears Way for Partial Release of Trump Report

Aileen Cannon agrees to let DOJ release portion about election interference in Jack Smith's investigation

(Newser) - It looks like the public will soon get to read Jack Smith's investigation into allegations that Donald Trump engaged in election interference. A decision by federal judge Aileen Cannon on Monday clears the way for the Justice Department to release that portion of the former special counsel's report,...

Footnote Reveals Jack Smith Has Resigned

DOJ also seeks release of the former special counsel's Trump investigation

(Newser) - In an emergency motion, the Justice Department has asked for the prompt release of special counsel Jack Smith's report on his criminal investigations of President-elect Trump, calling Judge Aileen Cannon's ruling that blocked it "plainly erroneous." A footnote to the filing, made late Friday in the...

Appeals Court Won't Block Release of Special Counsel Report

Though much more legal wrangling is expected before any actual release

(Newser) - A federal appeals court on Thursday denied a bid to block the public release of special counsel Jack Smith's report on President-elect Trump's efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss, the AP reports. The 11th US Circuit Court of Appeals turned down an emergency challenge aimed at keeping...

Part of Jack Smith's Report Will See Daylight

DOJ will release the part covering the 2020 election, not the section on classified documents

(Newser) - The Justice Department said Wednesday that it will release special counsel Jack Smith's findings on Donald Trump's efforts to undo the results of the 2020 presidential election, but it will keep under wraps for now the rest of the record focused on the president-elect's hoarding of classified...

Judge Blocks Release of Jack Smith's Trump Report

Aileen Cannon's move is temporary until an appeals court weighs in

(Newser) - A federal judge on Tuesday temporarily blocked the release of special counsel Jack Smith's final report on his investigations into President-elect Trump, reports the AP . Judge Aileen Cannon's move keeps the report under wraps until an appeals court considers a challenge. Trump's legal team is attempting to...

Biden Considers Some Preemptive Pardons

Media outlets name Liz Cheney, Anthony Fauci, Mark Milley, Jack Smith

(Newser) - President Biden and his aides are discussing preemptive pardons for figures ranging from Anthony Fauci to Liz Cheney amid increasing fears that President-elect Trump will go after them, according to reports. Seeing Trump's picks for law enforcement positions , many of whom have called for retribution against Trump's political...

Smith: Case Is Active Against Trump Employees

Walt Nauta, Carlos de Oliveira prosecutions are awaiting a court decision

(Newser) - Although special counsel Jack Smith decided to drop the felony prosecutions of the president-elect, he said the case against two employees of Donald Trump remains active. Walt Nauta and Carlos de Oliveira are accused of helping Trump obstruct a federal investigation into the removal of classified government documents when his...

Jack Smith Moves to Dismiss Election Interference Case
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Nov 25, 2024 1:29 PM CST

Jack Smith Delivers a Big Win to Trump

Special counsel files motions to dismiss election interference, classified documents charges

(Newser) - Special counsel Jack Smith asked a federal judge in Washington, DC on Monday to dismiss the case accusing Donald Trump of attempting to overturn the 2020 election, per the AP . Smith and his team also moved to abandon the classified documents case against the president-elect, according to a filing in...

Report: Jack Smith Will Beat Trump to the Punch

Special counsel plans to resign before president-elect can fire him, per NYT

(Newser) - President-elect Trump won't have the opportunity to fire Jack Smith within "two seconds" of taking office because the special counsel will be exiting on his own. According to the New York Times ' sources, Smith, who pursued two federal prosecutions of Trump, plans to resign along with other...

Smith Taps Brakes on Trump Prosecution

Judge agrees to postpone deadlines, a sign the election case will be halted

(Newser) - Special counsel Jack Smith suggested for the first time to a court that his election interference case against Donald Trump will come to an end. "The defendant is expected to be certified as President-elect on January 6, 2025, and inaugurated on January 20, 2025," the filing Friday says....

Report: Smith Is Looking at Winding Down Trump Cases

Justice Department officials believe there's no chance of holding trials before Trump takes office

(Newser) - Special counsel Jack Smith is evaluating how to wind down the two federal cases against Donald Trump before he takes office in light of longstanding Justice Department protocol that says sitting presidents cannot be prosecuted, the AP reports, citing "a person familiar with the matter" who spoke on condition...

Trump: If I Win, Jack Smith Will Be Fired in 2 Seconds

Special counsel 'is a scoundrel,' Trump says

(Newser) - If Donald Trump is sworn in as president on Jan. 20, Jack Smith could be out of a job by Jan. 21. In an interview Thursday morning, Trump told conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt that he would fire the "crooked" special counsel "within two seconds" on his first...

Musk's Jack Smith Case Ends at Supreme Court

Justices won't take up appeal over order for Trump's Twitter data

(Newser) - The Supreme Court will not be hearing an appeal by Elon Musk's X Corp. concerning special counsel Jack Smith's search warrant for data on Donald Trump's Twitter account. In declining to take up the case, the court noted no dissents and made no comments about it, CNN...

Prosecutors: Trump Committed 'Crimes to Try to Stay in Office'

Filing provides rationale for prosecuting despite Supreme Court's immunity ruling

(Newser) - A federal judge unsealed a filing by special counsel Jack Smith and his staff on Wednesday that includes evidence supporting the most sweeping account yet of their case against Donald Trump's "increasingly desperate" efforts to stay in office despite losing the 2020 presidential election to Joe Biden. US...

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