WASHINGTON — Special counsel Jack Smith and his team plan to resign before President-elect Donald Trump takes office, a source familiar with the matter said. Smith’s office has been evaluating ...

Justice Department Special Counsel Jack Smith is expected to resign before President-elect Trump is inaugurated in January, the New York Times reported, citing sources familiar with the matter.

Special Counsel Jack Smith will resign and close his two prosecutions against President-elect Donald Trump before Trump takes office, multiple outlets report, though the special counsel is ...

Special counsel Jack Smith plans to wrap up his work and resign from his post before President-elect Trump is sworn in. Trump has boasted that he plans to fire Smith “within two seconds” of ...

Smith intends to finish his work and leave before Trump can fulfill his promise of firing the federal prosecutor “within two seconds” of taking office, anonymous sources told the New York Times.

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Special counsel Jack Smith, whose two federal prosecutions against Donald Trump are winding down in the wake of his target’s presidential election victory, plans on relinquishing his appointment ...

Jack Smith, the special counsel responsible for two federal cases against Donald Trump, intends to conclude his work and step down with his team before Trump assumes office in January, The New ...