U.S. Special Counsel and Trump prosecutor Jack Smith resigned from the Department of Justice on Friday, according to Politico.
Smith’s resignation comes as President-elect Donald Trump prepares to return to the White House at the end of January, leading Smith to drop both of the criminal cases after they hit significant roadblocks from Trump-appointed judges. Most significant was the Supreme Court ruling in Trump’s favor against Smith, granting former presidents significant immunity from prosecution for official acts, according to Politico.
Despite dropping the cases, Smith defended the charges on their merits, only saying that Trump’s re-election made them “untenable” due to DOJ policy against prosecuting sitting presidents, per Reuters.
Smith was appointed by Attorney General Merrick Garland in November 2022 to lead the DOJ’s investigations into Trump allegedly attempting…
