Special counsel Jack Smith has resigned from the US Department of Justice. He resigned last Friday. He fought two criminal cases against the newly elected President of the United States, Donald Trump. Smith resigned before Trump returned to the White House. News from bdnews.
His resignation was announced in a document filed in court on Saturday. Smith’s resignation notice is called, The Special Counsel has completed his work, Submitted his final secret report on January 7. Then on January 10, he resigned from the judiciary. Jack Smith fought against Trump in an attempt to prevent Trump’s defeat in the 2020 presidential election and the illegal withholding of state secret documents. Two of the four criminal cases filed against Trump since leaving office were brought by Smith.
Both cases involved criminal charges against Trump. However, Trump has always denied the allegations. He claimed that the cases were made to humiliate him politically. But that was put on hold after a Trump-appointed judge dismissed a case in a Florida court.
Another case was dismissed by three judges appointed by Trump in the US Supreme Court. As a result, neither of the two cases went to trial. After the confirmation of Trump’s victory over Kamala Harris in the November presidential election last year, Smith withdrew both cases on the ground that sitting presidents cannot be sued in the US Department of Justice. Smith’s resignation is another milestone in a series of criminal charges against Trump being dismissed. Trump is about to be inaugurated without any legal hassles. He is going to have an even stronger walk in the White House.
Source: dainikazadi.net
