Jack Smith

Feb 24, 2026

Federal judge permanently blocks release of Trump documents case report

A U.S. judge permanently barred the Justice Department on Feb. 23 from releasing a prosecutor’s report on the criminal case accusing President Donald Trump of unlawfully retaining classified documents following […]

Dec 17, 2025

Jack Smith arrives for a private interview with Republican lawmakers about Trump investigations

Former Justice Department special counsel Jack Smith arrived on Capitol Hill for a closed-door interview with House Republicans on Wednesday after lawmakers rebuffed his offer to testify publicly about his investigations into President […]

Jul 14, 2025

DOJ fires more lawyers tied to Trump special counsel cases

The DOJ has fired more staff linked to Jack Smith’s Trump probes, including election interference and classified documents cases, sources confirm.

Dec 12, 2023

Smith seeks quick ruling on Trump prosecution

WASHINGTON — Special counsel Jack Smith on Monday asked the Supreme Court to take up and rule quickly on whether former President Donald Trump can be prosecuted on charges he […]

Nov 20, 2023

Appeals court to hear arguments on Trump gag order

WASHINGTON — A federal appeals court is hearing arguments today on whether to reinstate a gag order against former President Donald Trump in the federal case charging him with plotting […]

Nov 13, 2023

Trump calls for televising his federal election interference trial

Former President Donald Trump is pushing for his federal election interference trial in Washington to be televised, joining media outlets that say the American public should be able to watch […]

Aug 23, 2023

Prosecutors: Witness in Trump documents case retracts false testimony

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department says a witness in the federal prosecution of Donald Trump over the hoarding of classified documents retracted "prior false testimony" after switching lawyers last month and provided new information that implicated the former president. The new information from the witness, a Trump staffer identified only as the director of information technology at Mar-a-[...]

Aug 8, 2023

Trump lawyers seek to curb protective order’s restrictions

Former President Donald Trump's legal team has told a judge overseeing the Washington election conspiracy case against him that prosecutors' proposed protective order aimed at preventing the public disclosure of evidence is too broad and would restrict his First Amendment rights. Lawyers for the early 2024 Republican presidential primary front-runner said Monday the judge should impose a more limi[...]

Aug 3, 2023

Trump pleads not guilty to counts in new indictment

WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump has pleaded not guilty to trying to overturn the results of his 2020 presidential election loss, answering for the first time to federal charges that accuse him of orchestrating a brazen and ultimately failed attempt to block the peaceful transfer of presidential power. Trump appeared before a magistrate judge in Washington's federal courthouse two days after being[...]

Aug 2, 2023

Takeaways from the latest Trump indictment

WASHINGTON (AP) — The indictment of Donald Trump on Tuesday marks the first time that the former president has been formally held accountable for his efforts to overturn his 2020 election defeat. And it adds new details to what was already known about his actions, and those of his key allies, in the weeks leading up to the violent Jan. 6, 2021 insurrection. It describes how Trump repeatedly told[...]

Jul 27, 2023

Sources: Trump lawyers meet with prosecutors as potential Jan. 6 indictment looms

WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawyers for Donald Trump are meeting with members of special counsel Jack Smith's team as a potential indictment looms over the former president's efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election. That's according to a person familiar with the matter, who said the Thursday meeting included Trump lawyer John Lauro. Trump earlier this month was informed by Smith's office that[...]