
REDSTATE | Published January 12, 2025
Special Counsel Jack Smith’s resignation from the Department of Justice may mark the end of his role, but the impact of his divisive and politically charged tenure will linger for years to come. Rather than serving as a neutral arbiter of justice, Smith’s approach to prosecuting President-elect Donald Trump has left a stain on the DOJ’s reputation, further eroding public trust in the institution.
Special Counsel Jack Smith officially resigned from the Department of Justice on Friday, marking the end of his controversial tenure overseeing two of the most politically charged investigations in recent American history.
The Justice Department revealed Smith’s departure in a court filing Saturday, noting that he:
“completed his work and submitted his final confidential report on January 7, 2025, and separated from the Department on January 10.”
The timing of his exit comes just days after submitting a two-volume final report to Attorney General Merrick Garland.
Smith’s resignation caps a tumultuous period that saw him bring unprecedented criminal charges against a former president and current president-elect Donald Trump. His departure comes at a critical moment, as the DOJ is currently battling in court to release his final report despite opposition from Trump’s former co-defendants and Judge Aileen Cannon’s Tuesday order blocking its release.
The two-volume report Smith submitted before his exit covers both major investigations he led. Volume One focuses on the January 6th investigation in Washington, D.C., while Volume Two addresses the classified documents case related to the raid of Trump’s residence at Mar-a-Lago in Florida.
The DOJ is now pushing to make Volume One public and share Volume Two with select members of Congress, despite ongoing legal challenges. The timeline of his resignation – submitting the report and departing within days – has drawn attention as to whether the report was rushed to completion before Trump returns to office on January 20.
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TOWNHALL | Published January 12, 2025
Special Counsel Jack Smith resigned from the Department of Justice on Friday after completing his two criminal investigations of President-elect Donald Trump.
Smith’s departure from the DOJ was noted in a brief section of a court filing submitted by Justice Department officials to U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon on Saturday afternoon. The filing urged the judge not to extend her temporary order from the previous week, which had blocked the release of Smith’s final report submitted to department leaders on Tuesday.
“The Special Counsel completed his work and submitted his final confidential report on January 7, 2025, and separated from the Department on January 10,” the filing read.
In the filing, DOJ officials requested that Cannon not extend her order from last week. This order prevents the release of Smith’s investigation into Trump’s interference in the 2020 election results. It will remain in effect until Monday.
Smith’s departure from the DOJ comes just days before outgoing President Joe Biden’s final days in office. Justice Department officials had hinted at his resignation, which was expected. Trump has consistently called for Smith’s prosecution over his handling of the Trump cases and even proposed that he be expelled from the U.S.
He played a key role in the criminal and politically motivated investigations into Trump during the 2024 election. Smith was at the head of the table when the FBI raided Trump’s Mar-a-Lago residence and the sweeping probes into the events surrounding January 6, 2021. Critics argue that Smith used his position to target a political opponent and that his investigations were part of a more significant effort by the DOJ to weaponize the legal system against conservatives.
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SOURCE: www.townhall.com
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