Who Is Jack Smith Special Counsel For Donald Trump Case
On Friday, Garland announced that Smith, the former head of the DOJ’s Public Integrity Section, will preside over the investigation into the confidential records that Trump took from the White House to Mar-a-Lago once he left office last year, as well as his role in the January 6, 2021, Capitol riot. The announcement comes just three days after Trump announced his candidacy for the 2024 presidential race—a development that Garland said factored into his decision that “it is in the public interest to appoint a special counsel....