Latest in Jack Smith Moves
Sort by
696 items
-
Jack Smith Moves to Dismiss Charges Against Trump in 2020 Election Case
The special counsel asked a federal judge in Washington to dismiss the indictment that had charged Donald J. Trump with plotting to overturn his loss in the 2020 election.Top stories - The New York Times - Yesterday -
Donald Trump responds to Jack Smith's move to dismiss felony cases
Vice President-elect JD Vance said Monday Trump "may have very well spent his life in prison" had he not won the 2024 election.Top stories - ABC News - 23 hours ago -
Jack Smith Moves to Dismiss Trump’s Jan. 6 and Documents Cases
The special counsel effectively brought to a close the Justice Department efforts to hold Donald J. Trump accountable in the election and classified documents cases.Top stories - The New York Times - Yesterday -
US special counsel moves to drop criminal cases against Trump
Filings bring an end to unprecedented attempts to prosecute a former presidentWorld - Financial Times - 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 - November 13 -
Trump Evaded Jack Smith and the Rule of Law
He will spend his presidential term with no fear of a verdict on his federal indictments.Top stories - The New York Times - Yesterday -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
Judge agrees to dismiss Donald Trump's 2020 election interference case
Special counsel Jack Smith filed to drop all charges against Donald Trump over his handling of classified documents and efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss.Top stories - NBC News - Yesterday -
Judge dismisses charges against Trump in D.C. election case after Smith request
Special counsel Jack Smith asked a federal judge to toss out the charges against President-elect Donald Trump in the case stemming from the 2020 election.Top stories - CBS News - Yesterday -
Judge dismisses special counsel's election case against Trump
The case was dismissed "without prejudice", meaning charges could be refiled when Trump leaves office.Top stories - BBC News - Yesterday -
Jack Smith had ‘no choice’ but to dismiss charges against Trump
Special Counsel Jack Smith filed a motion to drop both criminal cases against President-elect Donald Trump over his handling of classified documents and his efforts to overturn the 2020 election. ...Politics - NBC News - Yesterday -
Jack Smith Closes Up Shop, Defeated More by Voters Than by Jurors
The special counsel will leave behind a complex legacy, having amassed considerable evidence against Donald J. Trump but having lost key legal battles that could constrain future investigators.Top stories - The New York Times - 11 hours ago -
Smith moves to drop Jan. 6, classified documents cases against Trump
Special counsel Jack Smith moved to dismiss both his election interference case and classified documents case against President-elect Trump, citing Department of Justice (DOJ) policy against ...Politics - The Hill - Yesterday -
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 -
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 -
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 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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
China and Canada respond to Trump’s tariff threats and border comments – live
China’s embassy in Washington has responded to Trump’s announcement, saying that no one will win a trade war or tariff war’. Prosecutors drop federal cases against Trump Corey Lewandowski , ...World - The Guardian - Yesterday -
Jack Smith seeks to dismiss charges against Donald Trump in election interference case
Special counsel Jack Smith has filed a motion to dismiss the charges against President-elect Donald Trump stemming from an alleged scheme to subvert the transfer of power after the election in ...Top stories - CBS News - Yesterday -
The Memo: Trump wins biggest legal victory so far as Jack Smith pulls the plug
President-elect Trump won his biggest legal victory so far on Monday when special counsel Jack Smith announced he was seeking the dismissal of the two federal cases Trump was facing. The decision ...Politics - The Hill - Yesterday -
Trump's federal prosecution ends as appeals court drops him from classified docs case
A federal appeals court has dropped Donald Trump from the special counsel's appeal of his classified documents case, ending Trump's prosecution on federal charges.Top stories - ABC News - 12 hours ago