Federal prosecutor Jack Smith resigns ahead of Trump's inauguration

11 Jan 2025, 22:46 · UPI

Jan. 11 (UPI) -- Special Counsel Jack Smith, who pursued two criminal cases against President-elect Donald Trump, has resigned from the Justice Department, according to a federal court filing made Saturday.

Smith had completed work on the two cases against Trump over the president-elect's retention of classified documents at his Mar-a-Lago Resort home in Palm Beach, Fla.