NEWSMAX | Published November 13, 2024
Special counsel Jack Smith plans to step down along with other members of his team before President-elect Donald Trump takes office, The New York Times reported Wednesday, citing sources.
Smith brought two of the cases against Trump, one involving classified documents Trump kept after leaving office and the other involving his efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss. A Florida-based federal judge in July dismissed the documents case. The Justice Department is now evaluating how to wind down Smith’s election-related case.
Trump, who has denied charges in both cases, said last month he would fire Smith within “two seconds” once he assumed office.
The Justice Department did not immediately respond to a request for comment outside regular business hours.
Smith’s goal is to not leave any significant part of his work for others to complete , the report added.
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FOX26NEWS | Published November 13, 2024
Special Counsel Jack Smith plans to step down before President-elect Donald Trump takes office in January, sources familiar with his plans told The New York Times.
Trump previously threatened to fire Smith after he pursued two federal prosecutions including charging Trump with plotting to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election and illegally hoarding classified documents at his Mar-a-Lago estate.
Trump also called Smith “a crooked person” adding that he plans to sue “them” after FBI agents raided his Mar-A-Lago estate in Florida in 2022.
A longstanding Justice Department policy also states sitting presidents cannot be prosecuted. Additionally, the Supreme Court ruled over the summer that a president’s official acts are immune from prosecution.
However, before Smith can depart he must produce a report on his work for Attorney General Merrick Garland. The report becoming public before Biden leaves office depends on how quickly Smith can finish the work.
In a court filing Friday in the 2020 election case, Smith’s team said it needs “time to assess this unprecedented circumstance and determine the appropriate course going forward consistent with Department of Justice policy.”
Smith’s team said it would inform the judge of “the result of its deliberations” by Dec. 2.
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