This is Jack Smith, the special counsel who dismissed federal lawsuits against President-elect Trump.

Following Donald Trump’s victory in the 2024 presidential elections, Special counsel Jack Smith was forced to dismiss federal lawsuits against Trump.

The Justice Department has a long-standing policy of preventing the prosecution of sitting presidentsThis now also applies to President-elect Trump. This policy forced Smith to dismiss federal cases because Trump could not be prosecuted while in office.

Smith is now officially He is taking steps to end both federal lawsuits against Trump. Smith expected to resign as special counsel Before Trump’s inauguration

Who is Jack Smith?

Throughout his decades-long career, Smith has gained experience prosecuting numerous high-profile cases in the United States. He served as public integrity chief at the Justice Department, in which role he prosecuted cases against both Republicans and Democrats.

He is a independently registered with no ties to any party thus, it can bring a non-partisan perspective to investigations.

His career as a prosecutor began in New York in the 1990s while serving in the Manhattan district attorney’s office. He worked his way up to becoming a federal prosecutor in Brooklyn, focusing on public corruption cases.

He prosecuted cases of civil rights violations and brought charges against gang members in the killings of several police officers in the city. He also sued a sitting U.S. Senator. Democratic Senator John Edwards.

Smith since 2018 Chief prosecutor of the international criminal court in The Hague. He has investigated allegations of war crimes in the Balkans, among other high-profile cases.