Jack Smith

Latest Stories

Former President Donald Trump appears at Manhattan criminal court during jury deliberations in his criminal hush money trial in New York, Thursday, May 30, 2024. (Steven Hirsch/New York Post via AP, Pool)

How legal attacks meant to take Trump down only made him stronger

By Daniel Schmid – Special to Higher Ground

Special counsel Jack Smith arrives to speak about an indictment of former President Donald Trump, Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2023, at a Department of Justice office in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) **FILE**

Judge dismisses classified documents indictment against Trump

By Tom Howell Jr. and Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Special counsel Jack Smith speaks about an indictment of former President Donald Trump on Aug. 1, 2023, at a Department of Justice office in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) ** FILE **

Trump bashes special counsel Jack Smith after Supreme Court immunity ruling

By Mallory Wilson - The Washington Times

Judge Juan M. Merchan poses in his chambers in New York, Thursday, March 14, 2024. Former President Donald Trump is demanding a new judge just days before his hush-money criminal trial is set to begin, rehashing longstanding grievances with Merchan, the current judge, in a long-shot, eleventh-hour bid to disrupt and delay the case. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

100 penis balloons mocking prosecutors and judges released outside Trump trial

By Kerry Picket - The Washington Times

U.S. Speaker of the House Mike Johnson speaks at a press conference across the street from the Manhattan criminal court in New York on Tuesday, May 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Stefan Jeremiah) **FILE**

Speaker Johnson raps DOJ for targeting Trump, says ‘stay tuned’ for plan to rein in special counsel

By Alex Miller - The Washington Times

Alina Habba, an attorney for former President Donald Trump, speaks outside at Manhattan criminal court during Trump's trial in New York, on Monday, April 22, 2024. (Angela Weiss/Pool Photo via AP)

Trump lawyer Alina Habba applauds Judge Cannon for delaying classified documents case

By Mallory Wilson - The Washington Times

A demonstrator stands outside the Supreme Court as the justices prepare to hear arguments over whether Donald Trump is immune from prosecution in a case charging him with plotting to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election, on Capitol Hill Thursday, April 25, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)

Supreme Court struggles with immunity for presidents over official acts

By Stephen Dinan and Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

Activist Stephen Parlato of Boulder, Colo., right, joins other protesters outside the Supreme Court as the justices prepare to hear arguments over whether Donald Trump is immune from prosecution in a case charging him with plotting to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, April 25, 2024. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Supreme Court seems skeptical of Trump’s claim of absolute immunity but decision’s timing is unclear

By Mark Sherman - Associated Press

FILE - Members of the Supreme Court sit for a new group portrait following the addition of Associate Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, at the Supreme Court building in Washington, on Oct. 7, 2022. Bottom row, from left, Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor, Associate Justice Clarence Thomas, Chief Justice of the United States John Roberts, Associate Justice Samuel Alito, and Associate Justice Elena Kagan. Top row, from left, Associate Justice Amy Coney Barrett, Associate Justice Neil Gorsuch, Associate Justice Brett Kavanaugh, and Associate Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson. The core issue being debated before the Supreme Court on April 25, 2024, boils down to this: Whether a former president is immune from prosecution for actions taken while in office — and, if so, what is the extent of the immunity? (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

What to know in the Supreme Court case about immunity for former President Trump

By Mark Sherman - Associated Press

Former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign event in Schnecksville, Pa., Saturday, April 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Joe Lamberti)

Trump tells Supreme Court that framers of Constitution would back his absolute immunity claim

By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

This artist sketch depicts former President Donald Trump, right, conferring with defense lawyer Todd Blanche, left, during his appearance at the Federal Courthouse in Washington, Aug. 3, 2023. Trump is pushing for his federal election interference trial in Washington to be televised. He's joining media outlets that say the American public should be able to watch the historic case unfold. (Dana Verkouteren via AP) **FILE**

Election catalyst for hurried Trump trial; average case takes 26 months to go through federal courts

By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

This image, contained in the indictment against former President Donald Trump, shows boxes of records stored in a bathroom and shower in the Lake Room at Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Fla. A federal judge is set to hear arguments on whether to dismiss the classified documents prosecution of Donald Trump. His lawyers say the former president was entitled under the Presidential Records Act to keep the sensitive documents with him when he left the White House and headed to Florida. (Justice Department via AP)

Judge in Trump’s classified files case agrees to redact witness names, granting prosecution request

By Eric Tucker - Associated Press

Special counsel Jack Smith speaks to the media about an indictment of former President Donald Trump, Aug. 1, 2023, at an office of the Department of Justice in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Jack Smith’s team urges Supreme Court to reject Trump’s immunity claims in election subversion case

By Eric Tucker - Associated Press

This image, contained in the indictment against former President Donald Trump, shows boxes of records stored in a bathroom and shower in the Lake Room at Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Fla. A federal judge is set to hear arguments on whether to dismiss the classified documents prosecution of Donald Trump. His lawyers say the former president was entitled under the Presidential Records Act to keep the sensitive documents with him when he left the White House and headed to Florida. (Justice Department via AP)

Trump wants Jack Smith censured for ‘attacking’ judge in classified doc case

By Mallory Wilson - The Washington Times

Special counsel Jack Smith turns from the podium after speaking about an indictment of former President Donald Trump, Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2023, at a Department of Justice office in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) **FILE**

Special counsel Jack Smith frustrated by judge’s order in Trump docs case: ‘Fundamentally flawed’

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump and former first lady Melania Trump arrive to vote in the Florida primary election in Palm Beach, Fla., Tuesday, March 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)

Trump asks Supreme Court to dismiss indictment over 2020 election, claims presidential immunity

By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump speaks at a Super Tuesday election night party Tuesday, March 5, 2024, at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File) ** FILE **

Trump back in court for showdown over Florida classified docs case

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

This image, contained in the indictment against former President Donald Trump, shows boxes of records stored in a bathroom and shower in the Lake Room at Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Fla. A federal judge is set to hear arguments on whether to dismiss the classified documents prosecution of Donald Trump. His lawyers say the former president was entitled under the Presidential Records Act to keep the sensitive documents with him when he left the White House and headed to Florida. (Justice Department via AP)

Lawyers for Trump and Jack Smith spar over Mar-a-Lago documents charges

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump speaks at a Get Out The Vote rally at Coastal Carolina University in Conway, S.C., Saturday, Feb. 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Trump tells Supreme Court that Jack Smith’s rush to trial reveals ‘appearance of partisanship’

By Alex Swoyer and Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump speaks at a Get Out The Vote rally at Coastal Carolina University in Conway, S.C., Saturday, Feb. 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Trump faces Monday deadline to ask the Supreme Court for a delay in his election interference trial

By Mark Sherman - Associated Press