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Jack Smith

Jack Smith

Former Special Counsel

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Kash Patel fires a dozen FBI agents who investigated Trump

Feb 25, 2026

Kash Patel fires a dozen FBI agents who investigated Trump

Cannon permanently seals Jack Smith's Mar-a-Lago report, citing unlawful appointment

Feb 23, 2026

Cannon permanently seals Jack Smith's Mar-a-Lago report, citing unlawful appointment

Jack Smith classified documents report remains sealed from public view as of February 2026

Feb 21, 2026

Jack Smith classified documents report remains sealed from public view as of February 2026

Government shuts down as Graham protects Trump from Jack Smith prosecution probe

Jan 30, 2026

Government shuts down as Graham protects Trump from Jack Smith prosecution probe

Jack Smith tells Congress Trump 'broke the law' in first public testimony defending prosecutions

Jan 22, 2026

Jack Smith tells Congress Trump 'broke the law' in first public testimony defending prosecutions

Dec 18, 2025

At least 33 Jan. 6 defendants pardoned by Trump were arrested for new crimes within a year

Aug 2, 2025

Federal probe targets Jack Smith for Hatch Act violations

Acting AG McHenry fires 12+ career prosecutors who investigated Trump

Jan 27, 2025

Acting AG McHenry fires 12+ career prosecutors who investigated Trump

Jan 21, 2025

Trump-appointed judge Aileen Cannon blocked the public from reading Smith's classified documents report

Jan 14, 2025

Jack Smith's final report says Trump would have been convicted if he hadn't won

Jan 14, 2025

Jack Smith evidence sufficient to convict Trump but election blocked prosecution

Supreme Court immunity ruling forces Jack Smith to drop Trump prosecutions

Nov 25, 2024

Supreme Court immunity ruling forces Jack Smith to drop Trump prosecutions

Jul 15, 2024

Cannon dismissed the Trump classified documents case using an Appointments Clause argument no court had accepted before

Supreme Court rules presidents immune for some official acts, remands case to lower court

Jul 1, 2024

Supreme Court rules presidents immune for some official acts, remands case to lower court

Aug 1, 2023

Jack Smith indicts Trump on four counts for conspiring to overturn the 2020 election

Jun 8, 2023

Jack Smith charges Trump with 37 felonies for keeping classified documents at Mar-a-Lago

Jan. 6 committee referred Trump on four criminal charges and explained why each matters

Dec 19, 2022

Jan. 6 committee referred Trump on four criminal charges and explained why each matters

Dec 1, 2022

Judge Cannon appointed special master to slow Mar-a-Lago probe, then 11th Circuit reversed her

Nov 18, 2022

How Attorney General Garland appointed Jack Smith and what independence that actually gave him

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