Smith had previously indicated his intention to leave before Trump took office on Jan. 20. The president-elect had said he ...
Mr. Smith, a special counsel appointed by Attorney General Merrick B. Garland, had signaled that he would step down before ...
Special Counsel Jack Smith has resigned from the Justice Department effective Friday, according to a court filing.
Jack Smith, who led the Jan. 6 and classified documents probes into Donald Trump, has formally resigned as special counsel.
The special counsel's departure was disclosed in a court filing submitted Saturday afternoon to U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon.
If his plan to release the special counsel's final report on Trump's election interference succeeds, some mellows could be harshed on inauguration day.