Trump's Triumph Over Jack Smith Sends the Special Counsel Toward Resignation and an Uncertain Future

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

65% : "Mr. Garland could release such a report in the days before Trump is inaugurated, providing the special counsel with a final opportunity to have his say.
60% : Mr. Smith was hired by Attorney General Garland in November 2023, two days after Trump declared he would stand again for president.
54% : The New York Times reports that he "plans to finish his work and resign along with other members of his team" before Trump takes office.
39% : This could include embarrassing -- to Trump -- disclosures about the Mar-a-Lago documents case, which had been considered the strongest of all the state and federal criminal cases against the 45th president before Judge Aileen Cannon threw it out.
38% : Trump has vowed to fire the special counsel "within two seconds" of taking office.
33% : Trump, once vested with the powers of the presidency, could instruct a new attorney general -- he has reportedly nominated Congressman Matt Gaetz -- to terminate Mr. Smith's employment.
33% : He was prosecuting war crimes related to the Kosovo war when Mr. Garland hired him to investigate, and possibly try, Trump.
31% : Could Mr. Garland try to write his own version of the cases against Trump?Messrs. Garland and Smith are likely discussing whether the government should request that the charges against Trump be dismissed without prejudice -- meaning that they could be refiled at some later point.

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