A former war crimes prosecutor, Smith was appointed in November 2022 – nearly two years after the US Capitol attack.

The special counsel's report concludes the criminal investigation that brought charges against a former president for the first time.

On the second day of his presidency, Donald Trump secured yet another victory from his ally Judge Aileen Cannon.

In a last rebuke to the former president he investigated for two years, special counsel Jack Smith denounced Donald Trump for levying "laughable" attacks on the DOJ.

Smith's report provides new details about election-interference charges against Trump, says he believes election victory saved him from conviction.

Released around 1 a.m. Tuesday—less than a week before Trump’s inauguration—the document takes aim at Trump’s and his lawyers’ contention that the end of Smith’s prosecution amounts to the “complete exoneration” of the president-elect. Trump wants Americans to believe his return to power means he didn’t commit federal crimes.

Jack Smith, the special counsel who led two federal cases against Donald Trump, has left the United States Department of Justice before the Republican president-elect is inaugurated on January 20 ...

Special counsel Jack ... Justice Department officials. Trump has repeatedly urged that Smith be prosecuted for his handling of the Trump cases and has even suggested that he be thrown out of the ...

The special counsel's report concludes the criminal investigation that brought charges against a former president for the first time.

Meanwhile, congressional Democrats are pushing the attorney general to drop the charges against Trump’s co-defendants to cinch the dosser’s release.