Daily Briefing: Why Jack Smith didn't convict Trump
Special counsel says Trump's election prohibited case from going to trial. Here is the news to know on Tuesday.
Special counsel Jack Smith has resigned after submitting his Trump report, Justice Department says
Judge Cannon seems poised to keep special counsel report on Trump classified documents probe from Congress
Judge Cannon to decide whether Congress sees Jack Smith's Trump classified documents report
Jack Smith gets last word with Trump report
Former special counsel Jack Smith used his final report to counter years of claims from President-elect Trump while peeling back the curtain on how he approached the unprecedented case. The
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The Jackpod: Throughline
On Point news analyst Jack Beatty on Special Counsel Jack Smith’s report on federal charges against Donald Trump for election interference in 2020; what has changed since then and what has not.
The fight over Jack Smith’s report on documents case symbolizes the Trump-era legal war
Democrats want Merrick Garland to drop the case against Trump’s former co-defendants. Garland’s refusal to do so could help the president-elect.
No One Will Remember Jack Smith’s Report
Just after noon next Monday, Donald Trump will take an oath to preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution, despite having, four years before, “engaged in an unprecedented criminal effort to overturn the legitimate results of the election in order to retain power.”
Jack Smith’s ‘secret’ vendetta, a mental-health opportunity and other commentary
Special Prosecutor Jack Smith claims “he could have convicted Trump had Trump not won the presidency,” snarks the Washington Examiner’s Bryon York.
Pledging Independence, Bondi Spars With Democrats but Echoes Trump
Pam Bondi cast herself as an independent prosecutor who would keep politics out of the Justice Department if confirmed as President Trump’s attorney general. Senators on both sides predicted she would be confirmed.
Jack Smith’s final word: The special counsel’s pursuit of Trump’s election crimes ran out of time
With the public release of former Special Counsel Jack Smith’s report to Attorney General Merrick Garland, the saga of Donald Trump’s federal prosecution for election interference has come to an
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Pam Bondi Puts Loyalty to Trump First
IF THESE WERE “NORMAL” TIMES, Pam Bondi almost certainly would not be confirmed as attorney general. But these are far from normal times, and with her leading the Department of Justice under a re-elected Donald Trump, the times are likely to get a whole lot less normal.
Who is Trump's attorney general pick Pam Bondi? The former prosecutor is a close Trump ally
WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump's pick to lead the Justice Department, Pam Bondi, faced questions on Capitol Hill Wednesday over her loyalty to the Republican president-elect, who has vowed to use the agency to pursue revenge on his perceived political enemies.
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Pam Bondi faces questions on loyalty to Trump, lobbying in AG confirmation hearing
After more than a decade of defending Trump, Pam Bondi is now the president-elect's nominee to be the country's top prosecutor and reform the Department of Justice.