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highplainsdem

(53,009 posts) Sat Jan 11, 2025, 04:28 PM Yesterday

Jack Smith resigns from Justice Department after completing Trump reports

Source: Independent

Special counsel Jack Smith has completed his reports on his criminal investigations into Donald Trump and resigned from the Department of Justice.

Smith — a chief prosecutor at The Hague who was appointed to handle investigations into the president-elect for his efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election and withhold classified documents at his Mar-a-Lago compound — delivered his final reports to Attorney General Merrick Garland on January 7.

He then “separated” from the Justice Department on Friday, prosecutors revealed in a court filing on Saturday.

Justice Department lawyers are urging a Trump-appointed federal judge to reject attempts from the former president and his now-former co-defendants in the Mar-a-Lago case to keep Smith’s report secret.

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Read more: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/jack-smith-donald-trump-resigns-b2677997.html

From Politico:

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

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 footnote to 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 temporarily blocking the release of the final report Smith submitted to department leaders on Tuesday.

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Jack Smith resigns from Justice Department after completing Trump reports (Original Post) highplainsdem Yesterday OP

While not surprising this is a kick in the gut. It Ninga Yesterday #1

Jack Smith was the solution -- not the problem ... Tarzanrock Yesterday #2

SC Jack Smith successfully prosecuted PIFWCs at the Hague, but had no chance against Trumpf thanks to C0RI0LANUS Yesterday #3

The AG and the established DOJ. republianmushroom 21 hrs ago #8

I really wish, and it should be mandatory... toesonthenose Yesterday #4

Cannon was the one (with the Supreme Courts immunity bullshit) that stopped bluestarone Yesterday #5

The DOJ will soon be changing its name to DOI, Department of Injustice when Donnie Cheap Eggs takes office. nt yaesu 21 hrs ago #6

And release of his report ? republianmushroom 21 hrs ago #7

Thank you for your service. Buddyzbuddy 21 hrs ago #9

Will be amazed if "we the people" see anything from his years of work. Fixed Evolve Dammit 20 hrs ago #10

Hopefully DENVERPOPS 18 hrs ago #11

Ninga

(8,651 posts)

1. While not surprising this is a kick in the gut. It

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Sat Jan 11, 2025, 04:37 PM

Yesterday

Represents one more brick in our foundation to
Crumble. I’m making myself sick over all of this.

Tarzanrock

(551 posts)

2. Jack Smith was the solution -- not the problem ...

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Sat Jan 11, 2025, 04:42 PM

Yesterday

... the problem was the failure and refusal to timely and effectively prosecute the Turd by the U.S. Justice Department for the Turd's crimes. The buck stops with the Attorney General, Merrick Garland, and Joe Biden.

C0RI0LANUS

(2,254 posts)

3. SC Jack Smith successfully prosecuted PIFWCs at the Hague, but had no chance against Trumpf thanks to

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Sat Jan 11, 2025, 04:58 PM

Yesterday

the stacked system against him. Tragic.

I am monitoring the link below for the report, nothing today.

Portal: https://www.justice.gov/sco-smith

And good luck to a hard-working, decent man.

republianmushroom

(18,369 posts)

8. The AG and the established DOJ.

Reply to C0RI0LANUS (Reply #3)

Sat Jan 11, 2025, 07:59 PM

21 hrs ago

toesonthenose

(181 posts)

4. I really wish, and it should be mandatory...

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Sat Jan 11, 2025, 05:02 PM

Yesterday

That any article written/published that mentions the orange shit stain by name should precede his name with convicted felon.

bluestarone

(18,459 posts)

5. Cannon was the one (with the Supreme Courts immunity bullshit) that stopped

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Sat Jan 11, 2025, 05:17 PM

Yesterday

Smith. He had tRUMP by the balls but their (SC, Cannon, russia) plan worked out.Again i say, We got two years to save our country. We'll see how that goes in Nov. 2026.