Jan 8, 2025 · Special Counsel Jack Smith About On November 18, 2022, Jack Smith was appointed by Attorney General Merrick B. Garland to serve as the Special Counsel by Order No. 5559-2022 .

John Luman Smith (born June 5, 1969) is an American attorney who has served in the United States Department of Justice as an assistant U.S. attorney, acting U.S. attorney, and head of the department's Public Integrity Section.

Jun 9, 2023 · Statement of Special Counsel Jack Smith. Related: Special Counsel’s Office – Jack Smith. Special Counsel Jack Smith Delivers Statement. Indictment, United States v. Donald J. Trump and Waltine Nauta, June 8, 2023

Nov 18, 2022 · Attorney General Merrick B. Garland announced today the appointment of former career Justice Department prosecutor and former chief prosecutor for the special court in The Hague, Jack Smith, to serve as Special Counsel to oversee two ongoing criminal investigations.

Jan 31, 2025 · Jack Smith (born June 5, 1969) American career prosecutor who in November 2022 was appointed special counsel in the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) in charge of two ongoing investigations into possible criminal activity by former U.S. president Donald Trump.

Jan 11, 2025 · Jack Smith led two investigations into Trump, but later dropped both. ... United States. Watch. Barron Trump: Then and now. Aged just 10 when his father first became president, he's now well over ...

On November 18, 2022, Jack Smith was appointed by Attorney General Merrick B. Garland to serve as a Special Counsel. Smith was authorized to conduct an "investigation into whether any person or entity violated the law in connection with efforts to interfere with the lawful transfer of power following the 2020 presidential election or the ...

Nov 13, 2024 · Washington — Special counsel Jack Smith is expected to have departed the Justice Department by the time President-elect Donald Trump takes office in late January, two sources familiar with his...

Jan 14, 2025 · Jack Smith wrote that Donald Trump would have been convicted had the case been allowed to proceed and explained why he didn’t pursue charges of incitement of the Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol.

Nov 26, 2024 · On November 25th the special counsel who spent two years pursuing Donald Trump dropped the two federal indictments against him. The Department of Justice (D o J) forbids prosecuting sitting...