A final report from former Department of Justice prosecutor Jack Smith contends that had President-elect Donald Trump not won in November, he would have been convicted on charges that he conspired to overturn the 2020 presidential election results. The report was released just after midnight Tuesday, following a court battle …
Read More »Judge Clears Path for Release of Special Counsel Jack Smith’s Trump Report
A federal judge on Monday allowed the Justice Department to publicly release special counsel Jack Smith’s investigative report on President-elect Donald Trump’s alleged interference in the 2020 election. The ruling by U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon comes just days before Trump is set to assume office again, sparking intense legal …
Read More »Special Counsel Jack Smith Resigns as DOJ Concludes Election Probe
Special Counsel Jack Smith officially resigned from the Department of Justice on Friday, marking the conclusion of his investigation into President-elect Donald Trump’s alleged efforts to overturn the 2020 election results. The resignation was confirmed in a court filing submitted by the DOJ on Saturday. “The Special Counsel completed his …
Read More »Justice Department to Release Election Interference Report on Trump, Delays Classified Documents Findings
The Justice Department announced Wednesday its intent to release findings from Special Counsel Jack Smith’s investigation into Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election while keeping under wraps the portion of the report focused on classified documents at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate. The decision was disclosed in a court …
Read More »Special Counsel Jack Smith Considers Winding Down Federal Cases Against Trump as Inauguration Approaches
Jimmy Williams Special counsel Jack Smith is assessing steps to wind down the two federal cases against President-elect Donald Trump before his January inauguration, following longstanding Justice Department guidelines that prohibit prosecuting sitting presidents, according to a person familiar with the matter. The cases, one involving allegations of Trump’s attempt …
Read More »Trump Reindicted on Election Subversion Charges in Washington, D.C.
Jimmy Williams Former President Donald Trump has been reindicted on four felony charges by a federal grand jury in Washington, D.C., related to his efforts to subvert the 2020 presidential election. The 36-page indictment, secured by Special Counsel Jack Smith on Tuesday, represents an effort by prosecutors to streamline their …
Read More »Added Delays In Store For Trump In 2020 Election Interference Case
Shauneen Miranda, Arizona Mirror Special counsel Jack Smith was granted more time on Friday before having to give an outline on the next steps his office is taking in the 2020 election interference case against former President Donald Trump, the GOP presidential nominee. The delay pushes the case proceedings further …
Read More »Special Counsel Criticizes Judge’s Ruling in Trump’s Classified Documents Case
Jimmy Williams Special counsel Jack Smith has criticized a recent ruling by Judge Aileen Cannon in the case of former President Donald Trump’s alleged mishandling of classified documents, calling her request for jury instructions based on a “fundamentally flawed legal premise.” Smith argued that the ruling could distort the trial …
Read More »Special Counsel Urges Appeals Court to Reject Trump’s Immunity Claim in Election Interference Case
Jimmy Williams Special counsel Jack Smith has strongly opposed former President Donald Trump’s bid to dismiss the federal election interference case against him, arguing that presidential immunity doesn’t shield Trump from criminal charges related to efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election. In an extensive 80-page filing to the U.S. …
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