Jan 8, 2025 · Special Counsel Jack Smith About On November 18, 2022, Jack Smith was appointed by Attorney General Merrick B. Garland to serve as the Special Counsel by Order No. 5559-2022 .

John Luman Smith (born June 5, 1969) is an American attorney who has served in the United States Department of Justice as an assistant U.S. attorney, acting U.S. attorney, and head of the department's Public Integrity Section.

Jan 11, 2025 · Jack Smith ends with a footnote The first special counsel to bring criminal charges against a former president concludes his tenure with a quiet departure.

Nov 18, 2022 · Following his appointment by Attorney General Merrick B. Garland today, Special Counsel Jack Smith made the following statement: “I intend to conduct the assigned investigations, and any prosecutions that may result from them, independently and in the best traditions of the Department of Justice.

Jan 12, 2025 · Special counsel Jack Smith has resigned from the Justice Department after submitting his report on President-elect Donald Trump, amid legal wrangling over how much of the document can be...

Jan 11, 2025 · Jack Smith, who investigated Donald Trump over allegations of interfering with the 2020 election and unlawfully retaining classified documents after leaving the White House, has formally resigned as special counsel after submitting his final report on the probes to Attorney General Merrick Garland.

Jan 11, 2025 · Special counsel Jack Smith has completed his work on two criminal investigations of President-elect Donald Trump and resigned Friday from the Justice Department.

Nov 13, 2024 · Washington — Special counsel Jack Smith is expected to have departed the Justice Department by the time President-elect Donald Trump takes office in late January, two sources familiar with...

On November 18, 2022, Jack Smith was appointed by Attorney General Merrick B. Garland to serve as a Special Counsel. Smith was authorized to conduct an "investigation into whether any person or entity violated the law in connection with efforts to interfere with the lawful transfer of power following the 2020 presidential election or the ...

Jack Smith was the special counsel at the United States Department of Justice in charge of investigations into efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election and former President Donald Trump's potential mishandling of classified documents.