House Democrats launch review of firing of Jack Smith's team

Top House Democrats say that the way in which Jack Smith's staffers were fired "very likely violated longstanding federal laws."

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DOJ fires officials involved in Trump prosecutions by special counsel Jack Smith

President Donald Trump had been charged with crimes by special counsel Jack Smith in cases related to the 2020 election and classified documents.
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Trump Administration Fires Prosecutors Who Aided Jack Smith Investigations

The termination of more than a dozen lawyers who worked with the special counsel, Jack Smith, came hours after the department’s most senior career official was reassigned.
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Trump justice department fires officials who worked for prosecutor Jack Smith

Acting attorney general says career officials could not be trusted to ‘faithfully implement the president’s agenda’. Acting attorney general James McHenry on Monday fired more than a dozen federal ...
The Guardian - 2d
Trump Justice Dept. fires employees tied to Jack Smith probes

About a dozen Justice Department employees who worked for former special counsel Jack Smith on his investigation of Donald Trump are being fired.
CBS News - 2d
DOJ fires members of special counsel Jack Smith's team who prosecuted Trump

They couldn't be trusted to implement the president's agenda, officials said.
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Smith retained in unchanged England T20 team

Batter Jamie Smith is retained in an unchanged England team for the third T20 against India in Rajkot on Tuesday.
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House Democrats condemn Trump's inspectors general firings in letter

A coalition of Democratic lawmakers expressed their concerns with President Trump’s Friday decision to fire independent inspectors general. “We write to express our grave concern about your recent ...
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UK launches review into loan charge policy

Treasury minister says ‘driving force’ behind new report is to ‘bring to a close’ dispute over tax avoidance crackdown
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Jack Smith's 'lame-brained' failure

Smith’s report fails to explain adequately why he did not bring charges against Trump for insurrection.
The Hill - Jan. 17
A monument to failure: Jack Smith's report and what might have been

Trump escaped being tried by a jury but posterity will judge him guilty nonetheless.
The Hill - Jan. 17
Democrats concerned after Mike Johnson fires top Republican from House committee reportedly at Trump’s request – live

House speaker removed intelligence committee chair Mike Turner, whose stances have run afoul with Trump. Here’s what Florida’s governor, Ron DeSantis, wrote on X about his decision to name th e ...
The Guardian - Jan. 16
Democrats push for release of second part of Jack Smith’s Trump report

Merrick Garland pressed to use final days to release report on president-elect’s retention of classified documents. US politics live – latest updates Democrats are pressing Merrick Garland, ...
The Guardian - Jan. 16
House Dems press Merrick Garland to consider an unusual step to release Jack Smith's full report

Democrats urged the attorney general to release the remainder of the special counsel's report even if it means dismissing charges against Walt Nauta and Carlos De Oliveira.
NBC News - Jan. 16
Bondi hearing live updates: Bondi suggests Jack Smith's conduct is 'horrible'

President-elect Donald Trump's choice to head the Justice Department -- former Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi -- appears before the Senate Judiciary Committee.
ABC News - Jan. 15
Jack Smith denounces Trump's conduct, calls his accusations 'laughable'

In a last rebuke to the former president he investigated for two years, special counsel Jack Smith denounced Donald Trump for levying "laughable" attacks on the DOJ.
ABC News - Jan. 14
Arizona attorney general asks for Jack Smith's full case file

Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes (D) has requested access to special counsel Jack Smith's case file for his 2020 election subversion prosecution of President-elect Trump, citing her case against ...
The Hill - Jan. 13
Trump: Jack Smith shouldn't be allowed to release report

President-elect Trump said Sunday that former special counsel Jack Smith shouldn’t be allowed to “issue a ‘report’ on a complete and total Witch Hunt against me.” "Why would Deranged Jack Smith be ...
The Hill - Jan. 12
Jack Smith resigns as special counsel after submitting Trump report

Special counsel Jack Smith, who led two criminal cases against Donald Trump, has resigned. His resignation comes as Trump’s team tries to block the release of Smith’s final report about election ...
NBC News - Jan. 12
Jack Smith, special counsel who oversaw Trump investigations, resigns

Jack Smith, the special counsel appointed by Attorney General Merrick Garland in November 2022 to take over two investigations into President-elect Donald Trump, has resigned.
CBS News - Jan. 11
Jack Smith, Who Led Prosecutions of Trump, Resigns

Mr. Smith, a special counsel appointed by Attorney General Merrick B. Garland, had signaled that he would step down before Donald J. Trump’s inauguration.
The New York Times - Jan. 12
Jack Smith resigns from US justice department as special counsel

Smith, who tried to prosecute Donald Trump over classified documents and US Capitol riot, stepped down Friday. Jack Smith, the justice department’s special counsel assigned to oversee two criminal ...
The Guardian - Jan. 11
Special counsel Jack Smith who investigated Trump quits

Jack Smith's exit comes amid a dispute over his report into Donald Trump's handling of classified documents.
BBC News - Jan. 11
Special counsel Jack Smith resigns

Special Counsel Jack Smith has resigned from the Justice Department ahead of President-elect Donald Trump taking office, officials said in a court filing.
NBC News - Jan. 11
Jack Smith resigns from DOJ amid fight over Trump reports

Special Counsel Jack Smith formally resigned from the Department of Justice (DOJ) on Friday, a detail buried in a court filing as DOJ pushes to release his final report on his investigation into ...
The Hill - Jan. 11
How Jack Smith destroyed his own case against Trump

Special Counsel Jack Smith's report on the Washington case alleging crimes related to Jan. 6 and the 2020 election is expected to be released soon, but will not include the Florida documents case, ...
The Hill - Jan. 11
Trump's co-defendants in docs case push to block release of Jack Smith's final report

AG Merrick Garland intends to release the portion of the special counsel's report related to his election interference case against Donald Trump, according to a filing.
ABC News - Jan. 9
'Unprecedented criminal effort': What Trump's lawyers say is in Jack Smith's report

Filings by Donald Trump's lawyers suggest that Jack Smith's final report on his two probes could contain details that are potentially damaging to the president-elect.
ABC News - Jan. 8
Judge temporarily blocks release of Jack Smith report on Trump cases

A judge has temporarily blocked the release of special counsel Jack Smith's final report on investigations into president-elect Donald Trump. CBS News political reporter Olivia Rinaldi has more.
CBS News - Jan. 8
Trump’s Lawyers Have Assailed Jack Smith. They Could Soon Have Power to Go After Him.

The president-elect’s defense lawyers accused the special counsel of unethical and improper behavior in his prosecutions of their client. They could be in senior Justice Department roles within weeks.
The New York Times - Jan. 8
Trump's attorneys ask Garland to halt release of Jack Smith's report

A federal judge has temporarily blocked the release of special counsel Jack Smith's report into the now-dismissed Trump classified documents case. Judge Aileen Cannon ruled that a federal appeals ...
CBS News - Jan. 7
Judge Cannon Blocks Release of Jack Smith’s Report on Trump Documents Investigation

Judge Aileen M. Cannon, a Trump appointee who had dismissed the documents case in its entirety, temporarily barred the Justice Department from releasing Jack Smith’s account of his investigation.
The New York Times - Jan. 7
Trump seeks to block 'imminent' release of special counsel Jack Smith's report

Trump’s lawyers said they reviewed a two-volume draft copy of Smith’s report at the special counsel’s office in Washington, D.C. over the weekend.
NBC News - Jan. 7
Inside Trump legal team's effort to block Jack Smith report

Attorneys for President-elect Donald Trump are trying to stop the release of special counsel Jack Smith's report on two dismissed criminal cases against Trump. CBS News political reporter Olivia ...
CBS News - Jan. 7
Trump asks Garland to block Jack Smith from releasing final report

President-elect Trump and his two co-defendants in the classified documents case are working to block special counsel Jack Smith from releasing his final report that would review the documents as ...
The Hill - Jan. 7
Will Trump be able to block the release of Jack Smith’s report

President-elect Donald Trump is looking to block the release of a final report by special counsel Jack Smith in the Florida classified documents case. NBC News’ Vaughn Hillyard and Danny Cevallos ...
NBC News - Jan. 7
Trump looks to block release of special counsel Jack Smith's report

President-elect Donald Trump’s legal team is urging Attorney General Merrick Garland to stop special counsel Jack Smith from releasing his findings in the election interference and classified ...
NBC News - Jan. 7
Trump tries to block Jack Smith report and inmates reject Biden commutation: Morning Rundown

Trump tries to block the public from seeing special counsel Jack Smith’s final report.
NBC News - Jan. 7

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