Special counsel Jack Smith to wrap up Trump criminal cases, resign before Inauguration Day

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

45% : Trump said in an October radio interview he would fire Smith "within two seconds" of becoming president.
35% : Trump vowed during the campaign to take vengeance on his political enemies using his powers as president.
35% : Republicans in Congress are also expected to investigate prosecutors for bringing cases backed by evidence against Trump.
33% : "As president, Trump has promised to use his powers over the Justice Department to defend himself from criminal charges by firing federal prosecutors to stop their cases against him.
31% : In addition to the federal felony cases pending against him Trump has been convicted on 34 state felonies on New York.
27% : Smith's decision is driven by the Justice Department policy of not prosecuting a sitting president together with the U.S. Supreme Court holding that Trump is legally immune from any acts deemed "official.
21% : Smith oversaw that case as well as a second classified documents criminal case against Trump in Florida.
12% : Trump was indicted by a grand jury for an alleged criminal conspiracy to block and overturn results in the 2020 election won by Joe Biden.

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