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Special counsel Jack Smith plans to have left Justice Department by the time Trump takes office

Nov 13, 2024 View Original Article
  • Bias Rating

    40% Somewhat Conservative

  • Reliability

    45% ReliableFair

  • Policy Leaning

    50% Medium Conservative

  • Politician Portrayal

    -46% Negative

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Contributing sentiments towards policy:

58% : And in the documents case, prosecutors included in numerous filings photos from the FBI that showed how Trump kept keepsakes alongside sensitive material in various places at Mar-a-Lago, as well as boxes stacked in a ballroom stage and in a bathroom next to a shower and toilet.
36% : Smith was appointed by Garland two years ago to take over the Justice Department's investigations into Trump: the first involving his handling of sensitive government documents after leaving office at the end of his first term; and the second related to an alleged scheme to subvert the transfer of power after the 2020 presidential election.
30% : Proceedings in the case related to the 2020 election were paused for several months as Trump pursued claims that he was shielded from federal prosecution by presidential immunity.
29% : The special counsel brought charges last year against Trump as a result of both probes.
28% : In the case related to the 2020 election, Chutkan made public last month a key legal brief submitted by Smith that provided an extensive look at the information prosecutors amassed in their case against Trump.
17% : By leaving before the start of Trump's second term, Smith would keep the president-elect from firing him, as Trump has said repeatedly he plans to do.

*Our bias meter rating uses data science including sentiment analysis, machine learning and our proprietary algorithm for determining biases in news articles. Bias scores are on a scale of -100% to 100% with higher negative scores being more liberal and higher positive scores being more conservative, and 0% being neutral. The rating is an independent analysis and is not affiliated nor sponsored by the news source or any other organization.

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