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Special counsel Jack Smith has resigned from the Justice Department effective Friday, according to a court filing.. The filing comes amid a legal fight to stop Attorney General Merrick Garland ...
Special counsel Jack Smith left his position at the Department of Justice Friday, according to a court document filed Saturday. He was hired by Merrick Garland in 2022.
In the United States, a special counsel (formerly called special prosecutor or independent counsel) is a lawyer appointed to investigate, and potentially prosecute, a particular case of suspected wrongdoing for which a conflict of interest exists for the usual prosecuting authority. Other jurisdictions have similar systems.
The United States Office of Special Counsel (OSC) is a permanent independent federal investigative and prosecutorial agency whose basic legislative authority comes from four federal statutes: the Civil Service Reform Act, the Whistleblower Protection Act, the Hatch Act, and the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA).
Special counsel Jack Smith in Washington in 2023. A federal appeals court ruled Thursday that the Justice Department can release a report on President-elect Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn ...
The Office of Special Counsel was an office of the United States Department of Justice established by provisions in the Ethics in Government Act that expired in 1999. The provisions were replaced by Department of Justice regulation 28 CFR Part 600, [1] which created the successor office of special counsel.
The special counsel’s office indicated the report would have two volumes: likely one related to the documents case and another related to the separate January 6, 2021-related federal charges ...
The Weiss special counsel investigation was a criminal investigation into Hunter Biden, the son of U.S. President Joe Biden. Attorney General Merrick Garland announced the appointment of David Weiss, U.S. Attorney for the District of Delaware, as the special counsel on August 11, 2023, three days after Weiss requested such authority.