Special counsel Jack Smith’s final report on the Trump Jan. 6 case breaks little new evidentiary ground but suggests plenty of criticism for the Supreme Court.
The Supreme Court's decision on presidential immunity made Jack Smith's prosecution of Trump much more difficult.
With special counsel Jack Smith’s final report on 2020 election subversion now public, legal experts say that the case against President-elect Donald Trump was strong enough that it likely would have resulted in a conviction and that he was only saved from a federal conviction by delays in the legal process.
Former special counsel Jack Smith used his final report to counter years of claims from President-elect Trump while peeling back the curtain on how he approached the unprecedented case. The
Jack Smith, the DOJ prosecutor, faced criticism for his rush to indict Trump before the 2024 election, allegedly violating guidelines. Despite efforts, Trump was not tried before being re-elected president.
Part of former special counsel Jack Smith's report to the attorney general was released to the public, outlining the case his office made against Donald Trump.
At least half of the final report could be made public as soon as Tuesday—unless Trump-appointed Judge Aileen Cannon blocks it.
The evidence wJack Smith’s 137-page report, released overnight less than one week before Trump will be sworn in for a second term as president, is a full-throated justification of his investigation and defense against his myriad critics.
However, the federal judge continued to block the classified documents case portion of the special counsel's final report.
The ruling means the volume of Smith’s report on the 2020 election case could be released any time after midnight.
The Justice Department has asked a federal appeals court to move swiftly in reversing a judge’s order that had blocked the agency from releasing any part of special counsel Jack Smith’s investigative report on Donald Trump.
Before Trump spoke in Las Vegas, South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem was confirmed as the next secretary of Homeland Security