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Letters to the Editor: Jack Smith’s cases against Trump are done. What now with the evidence?
To the editor: Harry Litman did not answer the most important question in his article about the need for Justice Department special counsel Jack ... La Cañada Flintridge To the editor: Smith ...
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Trump’s election ended Jack Smith’s tenure. But he still has one more important job to do
That is the state of affairs Donald Trump would like to produce with respect to the federal cases against him, which special counsel Jack Smith has developed in painstaking detail over the last ...
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Judge temporarily blocks release of special counsel report on Trump cases as court fight simmers
WASHINGTON — A federal judge on Tuesday temporarily blocked the public release of special counsel Jack Smith’s report on investigations into Donald Trump as an appeals court weighs a challenge ...
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Letters to the Editor: Dear Jack Smith: Thank you for your bravery and persistence
To the editor: I would like to address an open letter to Jack Smith, the Justice Department special counsel who just resigned. (“Special counsel report says Trump would’ve been convicted for ...
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Trump says if he takes office, he’ll fire special counsel Jack Smith ‘within two seconds’
WASHINGTON — Donald Trump said Thursday that if he wins the White House, he will fire special counsel Jack Smith “within two seconds” of taking office. Trump was asked during an interview ...
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Mike Pence’s story is crucial to the Jan. 6 case against Trump. Can Jack Smith still use it?
Even before special counsel Jack Smith submitted his extensive and revealing recent brief in the Jan. 6 case, it was evident that Donald Trump’s statements to then-Vice President Mike Pence ...
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Special counsel Jack Smith has resigned after submitting his Trump report, Justice Department says
WASHINGTON — Special counsel Jack Smith has resigned from the Justice Department after submitting his investigative report on President-elect Donald Trump, an expected move that comes amid legal ...
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Jack Smith’s filing shows that Trump is already starring in a Jan. 6 sequel
The unsealing last week of the government’s case against Donald Trump for trying to overturn his 2020 election loss was a gift to 2024 voters, reviving attention to perhaps the single biggest ...
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Letters to the Editor: Jack Smith’s report shows the American electorate’s willful ignorance
To the editor: Those of us paying close attention already knew everything in former Justice Department special counsel Jack Smith’s report on President-elect Donald Trump’s plan to overthrow ...
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Should a five-time loser with grand juries be president?
But there is no verdict against defendant Donald Trump, U.S. history’s biggest sore loser, thanks to the Supreme Court. Its right-wing super-majority — half of whom were selected by Trump, and ...
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Will Trump ever be tried for Jan. 6? Here’s the answer that emerged from the latest hearing
Aug. 29, 2024 The new indictment, filed by special counsel Jack Smith last week ... Erika Jayne may or may not have known. Plus, L.A. Times reporter Harriet Ryan joins to share how she helped ...
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Judge Aileen Cannon is flat-out wrong, again
The judge presiding over the case has dismissed the prosecution because of concerns over the appointment of Jack Smith, the prosecutor who brought the case. July 15, 2024 From the outset ...