DOJ releases former Special Counsel Jack Smith's report on investigation into Trump election interference case

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47% : Fbi Said It Had 'Probable Cause' To Believe Additional Classified Docs Remained At Mar-a-lago, Affidavit SaysTrump was also charged with an additional three counts as part of a superseding indictment out of the investigation: an additional count of willful retention of national defense information and two additional obstruction counts.
43% : Read On The Fox News AppSmith said in his conclusion that the parties were determining whether any material in the "superseding indictment was subject to presidential immunity" when it became clear that Trump had won the 2024 election.
42% : Attorney General Merrick Garland released the first volume, which focuses on the election case against Trump, of Smith's report on Tuesday at midnight after back-and-forth in the federal court system.
40% : Despite efforts by Trump attorneys to prevent the report's release, Attorney General Merrick Garland had maintained that he would make at least one volume of Smith's report public.
36% : Trump pleaded not guilty.
36% : Trump pleaded not guilty.
35% : In the classified records probe, Smith charged Trump with 37 federal counts including willful retention of national defense information, conspiracy to obstruct justice and false statements.
30% : An opening letter from Smith, who resigned last week, to Garland said that it is "laughable" that Trump believes the Biden administration, or other political actors, influenced or directed his decisions as a prosecutor, stating that he was guided by the Principles of Federal Prosecution.
29% : The cases brought by Smith against Trump never made it to trial in either jurisdiction.
28% : In the 2020 election case, Smith charged Trump with conspiracy to defraud the United States; conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding; violation of an official proceeding; and conspiracy against rights.
25% : Flashback: Attorney General Garland Names Special Counsel To Investigate Trump On Mar-a-lago Documents, Jan. 6The classified records case was dismissed in July 2024 by U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida Judge Aileen Cannon, who ruled that Smith was unlawfully appointed as special counsel.
22% : , Smith said his office fully stands behind the decision to bring criminal charges against Trump because he "resorted to a series of criminal efforts to retain power" after he lost the 2020 election.
20% : Smith charged Trump in both cases, but Trump pleaded not guilty.
15% : Smith charged Trump in the U.S. District Court for Washington D.C. in his 2020 election case, but after Trump was elected president, Smith sought to dismiss the case.
13% : Flashback: Trump Says He 'Won't Partake' In Special Counsel Investigation, Slams As 'Worst Politicization Of Justice'This month, though, Cannon temporarily blocked the release of Smith's final report.
12% : In an early Tuesday morning post on Truth Social, Trump called Smith "desperate" and "deranged" for releasing his "fake findings" in the middle of the night.

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