Smith resigned Friday from the Department of Justice after he completed his two criminal investigations of President-elect Donald Trump.
Special Counsel Jack Smith delivers remarks on a recently unsealed indictment including four felony counts against former U.S. President Donald Trump on August 1, 2023 in Washington, DC.Special Counsel Jack Smith resigned from the Department of Justice on Friday after he completed his two criminal investigations of President-elect Donald Trump.left his post just days ahead of Trump's inauguration. His departure was disclosed in the footnote of a court filing submitted Saturday to U.S.
"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 extend her order issued last week that isfrom releasing Smith's investigation into Trump's interference in the 2020 election results. The DOJ had filed an emergency motion late Friday asking a federal appeals court to reverse the order, pushing for a swift release of Smith's investigative report.
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