Federal law requires special counsels to prepare a final report outlining their prosecution decisions and submit it to the attorney general.
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Federallawrequiresspecialcounselstoprepareafinalreportoutliningtheirprosecutiondecisionsandsubmitittotheattorneygeneral.
SpecialcounselJackSmithhasresignedfromtheDepartmentofJustice(DOJ),prosecutorsrevealedinacourtfiling,withtheannouncementmarkinganendtoSmith’srolespearheadingtwoinvestigationsintoPresident-electDonaldTrump.
“TheSpecialCounselcompletedhisworkandsubmittedhisfinalconfidentialreportonJanuary7,2025,andseparatedfromtheDepartmentonJanuary10,”BrianBoynton,principaldeputyassistantattorneygeneral,wroteinadocumentfiledonJan.11attheU.S.DistrictCourtfortheSouthernDistrictofFlorida.
SmithwasappointedbyAttorneyGeneralMerrickGarlandtoinvestigateTrumpintwoseparatecases—onecharginghimwithelection-relatedcrimesandanotheraccusinghimofillegallyretainingclassifieddocumentsathisMar-a-LagohomeafterheconcludedhisfirsttermattheWhiteHouse.Bothcaseswerechallengedo