President-elect Donald Trump had tried to prevent the release of special counsel Jack Smith’s report before taking office next week.
Since winning the United States' 2024 election, President-elect Donald Trump has made a point of picking ultra-MAGA loyalists for his incoming second administration — including his choices for the U.S.
After a tumultuous tenure clouded by two failed criminal prosecutions against the incoming president, Attorney General Merrick Garland is leaving the Justice Department the same way he came in: trying to defend it against political attacks.
On Monday, the federal judge presiding over the classified documents case in Florida allowed the Justice Department to release part of Smith’s final report. According to court filings, the report is a detailed review of the decisions Smith made in his two indictments against Trump.
The letter, obtained by The Hill, refers to a cache of opinions crafted by the Office of Legal Counsel (OLC), which houses the department’s own legal ... may deploy the military within the United States, as well as what servicemembers may do when so ...
Smith's report provides new details about election-interference charges against Trump, says he believes election victory saved him from conviction.
The evidence wJack Smith’s 137-page report, released overnight less than one week before Trump will be sworn in for a second term as president, is a full-throated justification of his investigation and defense against his myriad critics.
Special counsel Jack Smith said his team “stood up for the rule of law” as it investigated President-elect Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election, writing in a