Jack Smith plans to step down before Trump takes office

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

41% : Trump successfully argued to the US Supreme Court that presidents enjoy immunity from criminal prosecution for certain "official acts" undertaken while in office.
38% : It is not yet clear whether Mr Smith will submit such a report to US Attorney General Merrick Garland and if it would see the light of day before Trump takes office.
31% : Trump had pleaded not guilty in both cases and sought to cast the prosecutions as politically motivated.
20% : The timing would allow Mr Smith to leave his post without being fired by Trump or his eventual attorney general, CBS says, citing two people familiar with his plans.
18% : If his exit goes to plan, Mr Smith would leave without either of his criminal prosecutions of Trump - over the alleged improper hoarding of classified documents and an alleged attempt to interfere in the 2020 election outcome - seeing trial.

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