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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 -
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 - November 13 -
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 - November 13 -
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 - November 8 -
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 - November 8 -
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 - November 10 -
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 - November 13 -
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 - November 13 -
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 - November 13 -
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 - November 13 -
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 -
Trump legal team motions to dismiss Jack Smith election interference case
Former President Donald Trump's defense team has filed a motion to dismiss the federal election interference case against him arguing special counsel Jack Smith's appointment was illegal. CBS News' ...Top stories - CBS News - October 25 -
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 -
Judge grants Jack Smith's request to pause Trump Jan. 6 case
A federal judge granted a request from special counsel Jack Smith on Friday to suspend deadlines in President-elect Trump’s election interference case. The move comes after Smith begun discussions ...Politics - The Hill - November 8 -
Judge Grants Jack Smith’s Request for Pause in Jan. 6 Case After Trump’s Election
The special counsel asked for time to assess how to proceed now that Donald Trump is returning the White House, triggering a Justice Department policy against prosecuting a sitting president.Top stories - The New York Times - November 8 -
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 - November 13 -
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 - November 13 -
Trump says he would 'fire' Jack Smith 'within two seconds' if elected
Former President Donald Trump said he would immediately fire special counsel Jack Smith, who brought two federal indictments against Trump, if he's elected to as second term in the White House.Top stories - NBC News - October 24 -
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 -
Harris holds rally in Georgia with Barack Obama and celebrities – live
Early voting totals have been breaking records in Georgia, with about 30% of the electorate having already cast a ballot. Tell us: is the looming election stressing you out? Don’t miss ...World - The Guardian - October 25 -
Trump says he would fire Jack Smith ‘within two seconds’ of becoming president
Ex-president makes clearest expression yet of intent to shut down two criminal cases brought against him by special counsel. Donald Trump said on Thursday he would order the immediate firing of ...World - The Guardian - October 24 -
Trump says he'll fire Jack Smith 'within 2 seconds' if he's elected
Former President Donald Trump's vendetta against Special Counsel Jack Smith and his federal probes continued on the campaign trail.Top stories - ABC News - October 24 -
Toobin warns GOP against probing Jack Smith: 'Doubt it would go so well for President Trump'
Legal analyst Jeffrey Toobin said that if special counsel Jack Smith were to talk publicly about President-elect Trump's federal court cases, he "doubt[s] it would go so well for President Trump." ...Politics - The Hill - November 9 -
Jack Smith must not drop the government's charges against Donald Trump — here’s why
By ridding Donald Trump of the risk of prosecution, the DOJ would be committing three critical mistakes.Politics - The Hill - November 12 -
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 - November 14 -
Republicans won big in the Senate. A warning lurks in the purple states.
Republicans’ primary intervention strategy propelled them to a majority, but they failed to flip four battlegrounds that Donald Trump carried.Politics - Politico - November 12 -
Trump to name William McGinley to be White House counsel
President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday announced William McGinley will serve as White House counsel in his administration.Politics - NBC News - November 13 -
Dylan Bachelet Brings Pirate Style to ‘Great British Baking Show’
A breakout contestant on “The Great British Baking Show” is drawing style comparisons to characters from “Pirates of the Caribbean,” “The Princess Bride” and more.Lifestyle - The New York Times - October 24