U.S. Special Counsel Jack Smith, who led two failed federal prosecutions against Donald Trump, has resigned from the justice department. Smith had already dropped the January 6 and classified documents cases after Trump won a second term as president in November.
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00:00U.S. Special Counsel Jack Smith, the prosecutor who led two federal cases against Donald Trump,
00:06has resigned from the Justice Department.
00:09One case charged Trump with attempting to overturn his defeat in the 2020 presidential
00:14election, which resulted in the January 6th assault on the U.S. Capitol.
00:19The other charged Trump with mishandling classified documents after he left office.
00:24Neither case made it to trial, and Smith dropped both cases after Trump was re-elected
00:30as president in November.
00:32Trump has repeatedly called Smith deranged, and has threatened retribution against the
00:37prosecutor and others who investigated him after he takes office on the 20th.