"Smith was appointed by former Attorney General Merrick Garland in late 2022 to lead two probes one into the Trump's handling of classified documents, and another into his push to overturn the rigged 2020 election. Trump was indicted on multiple federal charges in 2023 over the 2020 election; the criminal cases against Trump were dropped after he won the 2024 election, due to longstanding DoJ policy against prosecuting a sitting president."
"The president has not forgotten about Smith leading the criminal investigations into him, with Trump calling him deranged and a criminal in late October. Trump also called for Smith and his thugs to be thrown in prison. That shot, the NYT noted, came after House Republicans showed Smith's office examined Trump's communication with 160 Republicans as part of its investigation into the 2020 election."
Jack Smith has started an unnamed law firm with three former Department of Justice colleagues: ex-prosecutors Thomas Windom and David Harbach, and Timothy Heaphy, a former investigator for the House January 6 committee. Smith previously served as special counsel leading two DOJ probes into Donald Trump's handling of classified documents and his effort to overturn the 2020 election. Trump faced federal indictments in 2023 that were later dropped after the 2024 election because of DOJ policy barring prosecution of a sitting president. Trump publicly attacked Smith and demanded punishment. Smith was subpoenaed for a closed-door deposition by the House Judiciary Committee led by Rep. Jim Jordan.
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