Latest in Special counsel Jack Smith to resign before Trump takes office
Sort by
7,618 items
-
Special counsel Jack Smith to resign before Trump takes office
Special counsel Jack Smith and his team plan to resign before Donald Trump takes office, with two outstanding criminal cases against the president-elect now upended by the election.Top stories - NBC News - Yesterday -
Special Counsel Jack Smith to resign before Trump takes office
Special Counsel Jack Smith, who has led the federal election interference and classified documents cases against Donald Trump, is planning to step down before the president-elect assumes office in ...Top stories - NBC News - Yesterday -
Special Counsel Jack Smith to resign before Trump takes office, New York Times reports
Special Counsel Jack Smith, the leader of two federal prosecutions of Donald Trump, will wrap up his work and resign before the president-elect takes office in January, according to new reporting ...Top stories - CBS News - Yesterday -
Jack Smith Plans to Step Down as Special Counsel Before Trump Takes Office
The prosecutor who investigated and charged Donald J. Trump plans to finish his report and leave the job before he can be fired.Top stories - The New York Times - Yesterday -
Trump pledges to fire special counsel Jack Smith
In an interview Thursday, former President Donald Trump said that if he wins the election, he plans to immediately fire special counsel Jack Smith, the man who is overseeing two key criminal ...Top stories - CBS News - October 24 -
Trump says he'll fire special counsel Jack Smith if elected
Former President Donald Trump told a conservative radio host that if elected, he would immediately fire special counsel Jack Smith, who is prosecuting Trump's efforts to overturn the 2020 election ...Top stories - CBS News - October 25 -
Trump vows to fire special counsel Jack Smith if elected president
Former President Trump said he would fire special counsel Jack Smith if elected president. Trump also moved to challenge the special counsel’s role in the election interference case against him. ...Politics - NBC News - October 25 -
Special counsel Jack Smith expected to wind down Trump prosecutions: Sources
Special counsel Jack Smith is in talks with leadership at the Justice Department evaluating ways he can end prosecutions of Donald Trump, sources told ABC News.Top stories - ABC News - November 7 -
Rep. Jim Jordan leaves the door open for special counsel Jack Smith to testify before Congress
Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, the chair of the House Judiciary Committee, on Sunday said that he and his House Republican colleagues are “not taking anything off the table” related to investigating ...Politics - NBC News - 4 days ago -
Trump criminal election case paused as special counsel Jack Smith weighs fate of prosecution
President-elect Donald Trump is charged in the case by special counsel Jack Smith with crimes related to trying to undo his defeat in the 2020 election.Business - CNBC - 5 days ago -
Judge hits pause on Trump's election interference criminal case
Special counsel Jack Smith has asked the judge in Donald Trump's election interference criminal trial to hit pause on the process and give him a month to formally request how to move forward — ...Top stories - NBC News - 6 days ago -
Special counsel Jack Smith seeks pause in Trump classified documents case appeal
The election of Donald Trump as president prompted prosecutors to ask for pauses in three criminal cases against the Republican.Business - CNBC - 18 hours ago -
What will happen to Jack Smith's case after Trump takes office?
The Department of Justice is in contact with special counsel Jack Smith's office about how to wind down the ongoing federal prosecutions against President-elect Donald Trump, according to two ...Top stories - CBS News - November 6 -
Jack Smith plans to leave Justice Department by the time Trump takes office
President-elect Donald Trump has repeatedly said he plans to fire special counsel Jack Smith.Top stories - CBS News - Yesterday -
Jack Smith expected to resign ahead of Trump inauguration
Special counsel Jack Smith plans to wrap up his work and resign from his post before President-elect Trump is sworn in. Trump has boasted that he plans to fire Smith “within two seconds” of taking ...Politics - The Hill - Yesterday -
Two Key Prosecutors in Trump Documents Case Leave Jack Smith’s Office
The departures amount to a tacit acknowledgment that any trial in that case will not happen for many months, if not years.Top stories - The New York Times - October 16 -
Trump says he'd fire Jack Smith within '2 seconds' of taking office
Former President Trump said Thursday that he would fire special counsel Jack Smith, who is handling the criminal cases against Trump, within "two seconds" of taking office if he wins in November. ...Politics - The Hill - October 24 -
Cases against Trump will wind down as Jack Smith plans resignation
Special Counsel Jack Smith, who led two federal cases against President-elect Donald Trump, is wrapping up his work and planning to resign before Trump takes office in January. CBS News legal ...Top stories - CBS News - Yesterday -
Trump’s choice of Matt Gaetz as attorney general sparks criticism and shock – US politics live
Former Trump official criticizes pick of far-right congressman’s as Republicans react with shock and evasion. Who is Matt Gaetz? Far-right congressman and Trump loyalist Trump cabinet: who’s ...World - The Guardian - 17 hours ago -
Biden admin is planning for a possible migrant surge before Trump takes office
The Biden administration is making contingency plans for a possible spike in immigration ahead of a Trump presidency, according to two U.S. officials.Top stories - NBC News - November 6 -
Supreme Court unlikely to see justices retire before Trump takes office
Justice Sonia Sotomayor is the first Hispanic justice and at 70, is not the oldest member of the Supreme Court.Politics - CBS News - 5 days ago -
US special counsel to wind down criminal cases against Donald Trump
Jack Smith’s case would not be finished before inauguration, after which Trump could prohibit prosecutors from pursuing it. US election 2024 – latest updates Trump’s victory throws uncertainty ...World - The Guardian - November 6 -
Judge pauses upcoming deadlines in Trump's election interference case
The judge in Donald Trump's federal election interference case has paused all upcoming deadlines in the case, after special counsel Jack Smith requested the pause.Top stories - ABC News - 5 days ago -
Judge pauses Trump proceedings as special counsel seeks to wind up case
Jack Smith is ending his prosecution of Trump over efforts to overturn 2020 election and classified documents retention. US elections 2024 – live updates The federal judge overseeing Donald ...World - The Guardian - 6 days ago -
DOJ moving to wind down Trump criminal cases before he takes office
Justice Department officials have begun evaluating how to wind down the two federal criminal cases against President-elect Donald Trump before he takes office, two people familiar with the matter ...Politics - NBC News - November 6 -
To save Ukraine and avoid World War III, invite it into NATO before Trump takes office
President Biden and the Senate leadership have an opportunity to shield Ukraine from the immediate impact of Trump’s election. Biden should work now with our NATO allies to urge the alliance to ...Politics - The Hill - 3 days ago -
Military officials reportedly discuss how to handle illegal orders from Trump – live
Pentagon officials discuss what to do if Trump were to attempt to deploy the military domestically, CNN reports. Nancy Pelosi says Biden’s delay in exiting race blew Democrats’ chances ...World - The Guardian - 5 days ago -
Special counsel urges judge to reject Trump's bid to toss Jan. 6 obstruction charges
Special counsel Jack Smith is urging the judge in Donald Trump's Jan. 6 case to reject an effort by Trump's attorneys to throw out the case's obstruction-related charges.Top stories - ABC News - October 16 -
Justice Dept., special counsel in talks about how to wind down Trump prosecutions
President-elect Trump faced two federal prosecutions brought by special counsel Jack Smith last year.Top stories - CBS News - November 6 -
Special counsel asks judge to pause his appeal in Trump's classified documents case
Special counsel Jack Smith has asked a federal appeals court to pause his appeal of the dismissal of President-elect Donald Trump's classified documents case.Top stories - ABC News - 1 hour ago -
Trump election interference case evidence unsealed after Jack Smith filing
Just weeks before the 2024 general election, Judge Tanya Chutkan unsealed evidence in the election interference case against former President Donald Trump after his lawyers requested a delay until ...Top stories - CBS News - October 18 -
Judge Releases Redacted Trove of Jack Smith’s Evidence in Trump Election Case
The former president’s legal team had objected to any release of material, saying it would amount to election interference.Top stories - The New York Times - October 18 -
Trump asks for dismissal of Jan. 6 case over Jack Smith’s appointment
Attorneys for former President Trump on Thursday asked a judge to toss out his federal election subversion case by arguing that special counsel Jack Smith was unconstitutionally appointed. The new ...Politics - The Hill - October 24 -
Trump Seeks to Challenge Jack Smith’s Appointment in Election Case
The former president’s request to file a new motion contesting how the special counsel got his job came on the same day he vowed to fire him if re-elected.Top stories - The New York Times - October 24 -
Trump says Jack Smith should be 'thrown out of the country'
Former President Trump said during a Thursday interview that “deranged” special counsel Jack Smith should be “thrown out of the country.” “We should throw Jack Smith out with them, the mentally ...Politics - The Hill - October 25