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orleans

(35,400 posts) Sat Jan 11, 2025, 04:07 PM Yesterday

Jack Smith resigns from DOJ The special counsel's departure was disclosed in a court filing submitted Saturday afternoon

By Kyle Cheney and Josh Gerstein

01/11/2025 03:44 PM EST

Special counsel Jack Smith has completed his work on two criminal investigations of President-elect Donald Trump and resigned Friday from the Justice Department.

Word of Smith’s departure came in a court filing Justice Department officials submitted to U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon Saturday afternoon, urging her not to extend a court order she issued last week blocking release of Smith’s final report, which was submitted to department leaders on Tuesday.

Justice Department officials say Cannon’s order overstepped her authority and that she has no power to block Attorney General Merrick Garland from releasing Smith’s findings.

https://www.politico.com/news/2025/01/11/jack-smith-resigns-justice-department-trump-criminal-investigation-00197694

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Jack Smith resigns from DOJ The special counsel's departure was disclosed in a court filing submitted Saturday afternoon (Original Post) orleans Yesterday OP

*sigh* buzzycrumbhunger Yesterday #1

that's how i feel nt orleans Yesterday #3

He didn't want to be fired. WarGamer Yesterday #2

i know. we knew he was going to resign. i was hoping he'd wait until his vol. 1 was released but... orleans Yesterday #5

Vol 1 is being released Sunday or Monday. 2 when the co-defenders' docs case is over. UTUSN 15 hrs ago #14

Back to the Hague? SleeplessinSoCal Yesterday #4

I wish him well in the future. greatauntoftriplets Yesterday #6

Thank you for your patriotism, Honorable Mr. Smith. Think. Again. Yesterday #7

She has no power to block Merrick Garland from releasing Smiths report? Autumn Yesterday #8

Hope his report is better than Mueller's and Fitzgerald's. Silent Type Yesterday #9

Does this mean the report is coming out tomorrow? Quiet Em Yesterday #10

Or, it's not coming out at all. Sneederbunk Yesterday #12

Please write a book. Sneederbunk Yesterday #11

we all saw his crimes via photos of the classified docs. SleeplessinSoCal 16 hrs ago #13

buzzycrumbhunger

(933 posts)

1. *sigh*

Reply to orleans (Original post)

Sat Jan 11, 2025, 04:08 PM

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orleans

(35,400 posts)

3. that's how i feel nt

Reply to buzzycrumbhunger (Reply #1)

Sat Jan 11, 2025, 04:12 PM

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WarGamer

(15,902 posts)

2. He didn't want to be fired.

Reply to orleans (Original post)

Sat Jan 11, 2025, 04:09 PM

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orleans

(35,400 posts)

5. i know. we knew he was going to resign. i was hoping he'd wait until his vol. 1 was released but...

Reply to WarGamer (Reply #2)

Sat Jan 11, 2025, 04:13 PM

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doesn't matter i guess

UTUSN

(72,871 posts)

14. Vol 1 is being released Sunday or Monday. 2 when the co-defenders' docs case is over.

Reply to orleans (Reply #5)

Sun Jan 12, 2025, 01:24 AM

15 hrs ago

#2 release might be monkey wrenched by Trump's DOJ, although he doesn't care about saving underlings.

SleeplessinSoCal

(9,770 posts)

4. Back to the Hague?

Reply to orleans (Original post)

Sat Jan 11, 2025, 04:12 PM

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He may yet face Trump the troll.

greatauntoftriplets

(177,077 posts)

6. I wish him well in the future.

Reply to SleeplessinSoCal (Reply #4)

Sat Jan 11, 2025, 04:15 PM

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He's a good man, may need to leave the country again to get away from drumpf.

Think. Again.

(19,697 posts)

7. Thank you for your patriotism, Honorable Mr. Smith.

Reply to orleans (Original post)

Sat Jan 11, 2025, 04:17 PM

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Autumn

(46,815 posts)

8. She has no power to block Merrick Garland from releasing Smiths report?

Reply to orleans (Original post)

Sat Jan 11, 2025, 04:20 PM

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So who really thinks Garland will release it? Garland playing games to the end.

Silent Type

(7,558 posts)

9. Hope his report is better than Mueller's and Fitzgerald's.

Reply to orleans (Original post)

Sat Jan 11, 2025, 04:21 PM

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Quiet Em

(1,350 posts)

10. Does this mean the report is coming out tomorrow?

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Sat Jan 11, 2025, 04:23 PM

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Sneederbunk

(15,463 posts)

12. Or, it's not coming out at all.

Reply to Quiet Em (Reply #10)

Sat Jan 11, 2025, 04:27 PM

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Sneederbunk

(15,463 posts)

11. Please write a book.

Reply to orleans (Original post)

Sat Jan 11, 2025, 04:26 PM

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SleeplessinSoCal

(9,770 posts)

13. we all saw his crimes via photos of the classified docs.

Reply to Sneederbunk (Reply #11)

Sun Jan 12, 2025, 01:05 AM

16 hrs ago

We saw him do all this in the open. We saw him speak on January 6. We heard the phone call to the Georgia secy of state. And the countless boxes of classified documents - that he stole.

Don't let him make us insane. That is what is happening.

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