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

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.

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

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 ...

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.

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

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.

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

Trump has frequently mused about seeking revenge on prosecutors like special counsel Jack Smith, who led the two federal criminal cases against Trump, and Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, who brought the New York hush money case that ended in Trump’s conviction.