Jan 11 Special counsel Jack Smith resigns from Justice Department after submitting Trump report By Eric Tucker, Associated Press The department disclosed Smith's departure in a court filing Saturday, saying he had resigned one day earlier. The resignation, 10 days before Trump is inaugurated, follows the conclusion of two unsuccessful criminal prosecutions against Trump that were withdrawn following his election… Continue reading
Jan 08 Justice Department says it will release part of special counsel Jack Smith's Trump report By Eric Tucker, Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press The revelation was made in a filing Wednesday to a federal appeals court that was considering a defense request to block the release of the two-volume report while charges remain pending against two Trump co-defendants in a Florida case. Continue reading
Jan 07 Watch 4:30 Trump expresses desire to expand U.S. territory, use economic force to pressure Canada By Laura Barrón-López, Shrai Popat, Matt Loffman With Donald Trump set to enter the Oval Office in just two weeks, the president-elect expressed a desire to expand American territory through the use of military and economic force, if necessary. Trump also proposed renaming the Gulf of Mexico… Continue watching
Jan 07 Judge Aileen Cannon temporarily blocks release of special counsel report on Trump cases By Eric Tucker, Associated Press A federal judge in Florida has temporarily blocked the release of special counsel Jack Smith’s report on investigations into Donald Trump. Continue reading
Nov 25 Read the full motion to dismiss election interference case against Trump By Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press Read the full motion by Jack Smith that marks the end of the Justice Department's landmark effort to hold Trump accountable for what prosecutors called a criminal conspiracy to cling to power. Continue reading
Nov 25 Special counsel moves to dismiss Trump's election interference and classified documents cases By Alanna Durkin Richer, Eric Tucker, Associated Press Federal prosecutors moved to dismiss the criminal charges against President-elect Donald Trump that accused him of plotting to overturn the 2020 election and to abandon the classified documents case against him. Continue reading
Nov 08 Trump's 2020 election case deadlines cancelled after his reelection By Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press President-elect Donald Trump's victory over Vice President Kamala Harris means that the Justice Department believes he can no longer face prosecution in accordance with department legal opinions meant to shield presidents from criminal charges while in office. Continue reading
Nov 06 DOJ evaluating how to wind down two federal cases against Trump after his election win By Eric Tucker, Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press Special counsel Jack Smith is evaluating how to wind down the two federal cases against Donald Trump before he takes office in light of longstanding Justice Department policy that says sitting presidents cannot be prosecuted, a person familiar with the matter said… Continue reading
Oct 24 Trump says he would fire special counsel Jack Smith 'within 2 seconds' of taking office. He probably could not do it on his own By Dan Merica, Eric Tucker, Associated Press Smith isn’t a presidential appointee and was instead named to the post by Attorney General Merrick Garland. Continue reading
Oct 18 Read the newly released evidence in the Jan. 6 case against Trump By Associated Press Other information visible to the public includes passages from former Vice President Mike Pence’s book, excerpts of testimony provided by several witnesses to the House committee that investigated the Jan. 6 riot and a transcript of Trump’s phone call pressuring… Continue reading