President Trump late Friday pushed for several Biden-era Justice Department officials to be prosecuted over an FBI investigation into the fallout of the 2020 election. In a Truth Social post, Mr. Trump accused four high-ranking officials — former Attorney General Merrick Garland, FBI Director Christopher Wray, special counsel Jack Smith and Deputy Attorney General Lisa…
Former special counsel Jack Smith excoriated the Justice Department over its indictment of former FBI Director James Comey, saying it “reeks of a lack of process,” and he also weighed in on other actions by the department under the Trump administration. In an interview with former federal prosecutor Andrew Weissman at the University College London,…
President Donald Trump lashed out at former special counsel Jack Smith, calling him a “real sleazebag,” after the Republican-led Senate Judiciary Committee published documents indicating the FBI targeted the cell phones of eight GOP Senators under its “Arctic Frost” investigation into alleged attempts to overturn the 2020 presidential election. “Deranged Jack Smith got caught with…
Photo: Andrew Harnik/Getty Images This article was adapted from Elie Honig’s book When You Come at the King: Inside DOJ’s Pursuit of the President, From Nixon to Trump, published on September 16 by Harper. Jill Wine-Banks managed to get a rare Saturday off from her all-consuming job as a Watergate prosecutor to attend a family wedding…
Lawyers for former special counsel Jack Smith on Monday defended him in the face of an ethics probe into his actions investigating President Trump before the 2024 election, referring to the basis of the investigation as “imaginary and unfounded.” Earlier this month, the Office of the Special Counsel — which is not affiliated with Smith’s…
The US office of special counsel, an independent federal agency, confirmed to NBC News that it is investigating former Department of Justice prosecutor Jack Smith for possible violations of the Hatch Act. Smith led investigations into Donald Trump’s part in the 6 January US Capitol riot and alleged mishandling of classified documents. It comes as…
Jack Smith under investigation, authorities say Jack Smith under investigation for allegedly using position to influence elections 00:26 The Office of the Special Counsel has launched an investigation into Jack Smith, the former special counsel who investigated President Trump before he returned to office, for alleged illegal political activity. The independent federal agency confirmed to…
The Office of the Special Counsel has launched an investigation into Jack Smith, the former special counsel who investigated President Trump before he returned to office, for alleged illegal political activity. The independent federal agency confirmed to CBS News on Saturday that it has launched an investigation into Smith for potential violations of the Hatch…
BRIDGEWATER, N.J. (AP) — Federal officials have opened an investigation into Jack Smith, the former special counsel who investigated then-candidate Donald Trump before his reelection, for alleged illegal political activity. The Office of Special Counsel, an independent federal agency, on Saturday confirmed the investigation after reporting by other news organizations. Smith was named special counsel…