Trump, Jack Smith

Special counsel Jack Smith’s office is bracing for retribution if Trump wins
One year after bringing historic indictments against former President Donald Trump, the prosecutors left in special counsel Jack Smith’s office are gaming out legal options and bracing for retribution if Trump returns to the White House. Trump has called ...
Trump’s Comments About Jack Smith Are Getting Increasingly Unhinged
To make it easier to follow all of Trump’s ongoing legal entanglements, we’ll have periodic updates on the latest developments in Keeping Up With the Trump Trials. While Donald Trump was on the campaign trail making his final pitch to voters,
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Trump Scores Major Win Against Jack Smith’s Authority
The Supreme Court handed Trump one of the biggest wins of his career in July, when they ruled 6–3 to expand a president’s immunity and redefine what constitutes an “official act,” effectively deciding that Trump could not be held accountable for some of his behavior with regard to attempting to overturn the 2020 presidential election results.
Jack Smith Should Not Have Trump Role: Clinton-Lewinsky Lawyer
Robert Ray wrote that outside lawyers have historically been used only to assist government prosecutors, not to replace them.
In Jan. 6 case, Jack Smith slams Trump appointment argument as ‘meritless’
A Trump-appointed judge dismissed Trump's classified documents case after he successfully argued Smith was serving unconstitutionally. He's now brought this same argument to his Jan. 6 case.
Trump vows to fire special counsel Jack Smith 'within two seconds' if re-elected
Jack Smith, who was appointed in 2022, has charged Trump with multiple offenses concerning his efforts to overturn the result of the 2020 election.View on euronews
Trump says if he takes office, he’ll fire special counsel Jack Smith ‘within 2 seconds’
Donald Trump says that if wins the White House, he'll fire special counsel Jack Smith “within two seconds” of taking office.
Trump Says He’ll Fire Jack Smith, Special Counsel Who Indicted Him, if He Wins Again
The former president’s remarks to a conservative radio host were his most pointed about the special counsel, Jack Smith, if he returns to the White House.
Trump, who says he would 'fire' Jack Smith 'within two seconds,' moves to challenge special counsel's role in election case
Trump's lawyers are seeking to dismiss the federal election interference case, arguing that Smith's appointment as special counsel was unconstitutional.
Smith asks court to reject Trump’s challenge to his appointment in Jan. 6 case
Special counsel Jack Smith on Thursday asked a judge to decline to take up former President Trump’s latest bid to toss his Jan. 6 election interference case by arguing Smith was unlawfully appointed.
'They may need lawyers': Jack Smith's office reportedly bracing for Trump's retribution
The 2024 election will decide the next steps of the two federal investigations into Donald Trump. Speaking to CNN's Jake Tapper, reporter Katelyn Polantz said she'd spoken to several people about what's next from the special counsel.
Jack Smith Says Clarence Thomas' Opinion Does Not Bind Judge Chutkan
U.S. Department of Justice special counsel Jack Smith has blasted former President Donald Trump's legal team for suggesting ...
'It makes no difference if the President acquiesced': Republican AGs say Jack Smith's office is unconstitutional because of his independence from Biden
"No department head in the Executive Branch has the authority to do what the Attorney General has done in the special-counsel ...
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A Victorious Trump Could Ignite a Constitutional Crisis if He Fires Jack Smith — and the Special Counsel Refuses To Leave
If the prosecutor is fired, he could mount a challenge centered on the requirement that 'good cause' be furnished to justify ...
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Analyst flags 'bit of shade' thrown at Trump from Jack Smith's team in new filing
A national security analyst flagged what she called a "bit of shade" buried in the Justice Department's response to Donald ...
‘Untimely and without merit’: Jack Smith rubbishes latest Trump dismissal bid in Jan. 6 case as ‘unpersuasive’ and too late, rejects ‘false claims’ of bias and ...
Smith says, the relevant appeals court has already ruled on the issues at stake — in a precursor case tangentially involving ...
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If Trump Loses the Election, Jack Smith, Hostile Judges, and Prison Would Loom Amid Grim Legal Prospects
As the 45th president’s contest with Vice President Harris appears set to conclude in a photographic finish, the criminal ...