John Luman Smith (born June 5, 1969) is an American attorney who has served in the United States Department of Justice as an assistant U.S. attorney, acting U.S. attorney, and head of the department's Public Integrity Section.

Jan 31, 2025 · Jack Smith (born June 5, 1969) American career prosecutor who in November 2022 was appointed special counsel in the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) in charge of two ongoing investigations into possible criminal activity by former U.S. president Donald Trump.

Apr 5, 2023 · John L. “Jack” Smith, who grew up near Syracuse and graduated from Liverpool High School in 1987, was appointed by U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland as a special counsel to investigate...

Jun 8, 2023 · Jack Smith, appointed in November to investigate former President Donald J. Trump, is a hard-driving, flinty veteran Justice Department prosecutor chosen for his experience in bringing...

Jan 11, 2025 · Jack Smith ends with a footnote The first special counsel to bring criminal charges against a former president concludes his tenure with a quiet departure.

Aug 3, 2023 · Attorney General Merrick Garland tapped Jack Smith, a longtime federal prosecutor and former head of the Justice Department's public integrity section, as special counsel to oversee the DOJ's investigation into former President Donald Trump's efforts to overturn the 2020 election results, as well as his handling of classified materials after lea...

Jan 14, 2025 · The Department of Justice on Tuesday morning released former special counsel Jack Smith’s report on his office’s investigation into Donald Trump’s alleged efforts to subvert the 2020 presidential election.

Jan 11, 2025 · WASHINGTON (AP) — 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 wrangling over how much of that document can be made public in the days ahead.

Nov 8, 2024 · In a motion, Jack Smith asked to vacate all briefing dates remaining in the Washington, D.C. criminal case against former and future President Donald Trump.

Jack Smith, who was tapped on Friday as special prosecutor to probe the conduct of former President Donald Trump, has a history of prosecuting both Democrats and Republicans for the U.S. Department of Justice.