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

Smith led the federal cases against Donald Trump on charges of trying to overturn his 2020 election defeat and mishandling of classified documents. Trump suggested he might seek retribution.

President Donald Trump has thrown the Justice Department's Jan. 6 Capitol riot prosecutions out the window. But a week before Trump became president, the Department essentially did the same to its

The first part of former Special Counsel Jack Smith’s report on his now-closed investigations into President-elect Trump was released Tuesday, days before he will be sworn into office.

Trump allegedly tried to keep Mike Pence mentally isolated and said people would "hate his guts" if he certified Biden's 2020 win.

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.

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 ...

Former Special Counsel Jack Smith's final report on Donald Trump's role in the attempt to overturn the results of the 2020 election.has been released.

Jack Smith, the DOJ prosecutor, faced criticism for his rush to indict Trump before the 2024 election, allegedly violating guidelines. Despite efforts, Trump was not tried before being re-elected president.

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.

In the wee hours of Tuesday morning, the Justice Department posted online a grim PDF with a title that defies all marketing advice: “Final Report of the Special Counsel Under 28 C.F.R. § 600.8.” In clipped,