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.

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.

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

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.

The filing by Special Counsel Jack Smith to the 11th United States Appeals Circuit of an emergency motion for summary reversal of Judge Aileen Cannon’s order blocking the release of his final report is an aggressive finale to years of frustrated prosecutions.

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.

Former special counsel Jack Smith used his final report to counter years of claims from President-elect Trump while peeling back the curtain on how he approached the unprecedented case. The

Judge Aileen Cannon on Tuesday blocked the release of former special counsel Jack Smith’s report into President Donald Trump’s now-defunct classified documents case, raising the odds it will ever

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

U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon has denied the Department of Justice’s request to share Special Counsel Jack Smith’s report on his investigation into Donald Trump’s alleged mishandling of classified documents with Congress.