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DOJ Confirms Special Counsel Jack Smith Has Resigned

Federal law requires special counsels to prepare a final report outlining their prosecution decisions and submit it to the attorney general.

Federallawrequiresspecialcounselstoprepareafinalreportoutliningtheirprosecutiondecisionsandsubmitittotheattorneygeneral. SpecialcounselJackSmithhasresignedfromtheDepartmentofJustice(DOJ),prosecutorsrevealedinacourtfiling,withtheannouncementmarkinganendtoSmith’srolespearheadingtwoinvestigationsintoPresident-electDonaldTrump. “TheSpecialCounselcompletedhisworkandsubmittedhisfinalconfidentialreportonJanuary7,2025,andseparatedfromtheDepartmentonJanuary10,”BrianBoynton,principaldeputyassistantattorneygeneral,wroteinadocumentfiledonJan.11attheU.S.DistrictCourtfortheSouthernDistrictofFlorida. SmithwasappointedbyAttorneyGeneralMerrickGarlandtoinvestigateTrumpintwoseparatecases—onecharginghimwithelection-relatedcrimesandanotheraccusinghimofillegallyretainingclassifieddocumentsathisMar-a-LagohomeafterheconcludedhisfirsttermattheWhiteHouse.Bothcaseswerechallengedo