Jack Smith has stepped down after finalizing his investigations into Donald Trump
Washington: So, Jack Smith has wrapped up his reports and decided to resign from the Justice Department. It’s a big deal, right? He was the special counsel looking into Trump’s actions around the 2020 election and those classified documents at Mar-a-Lago.
He handed over his final reports to Attorney General Merrick Garland on January 7. After that, he officially left the Justice Department last Friday. It’s like he’s closing a chapter after all that work.
Now, there’s some drama going on. Justice Department lawyers are pushing a judge to keep Smith’s findings from being hidden by Trump and his former co-defendants. They want the truth out there.
But a judge in Florida has put a hold on releasing the full report for now. This includes the findings about Trump’s attempts to overturn the election, which is a whole other case in D.C.
It’s been a wild ride with delays and legal battles, especially after Trump’s win against Kamala Harris. It’s all been pretty unprecedented, especially with the rules about prosecuting a sitting president.
For now, the Justice Department has agreed not to make Smith’s report public while the case against Trump’s co-defendants is still ongoing. So, we’ll have to wait and see what happens next.
This is a developing story
