Special counsel Jack Smith, who headed multiple investigations into President-elect Donald Trump, has resigned from the Department of Justice after a two-year stint in the department, according to a report.
Smith's resignation came in a footnote of a court filing and was effective on Friday.
"The Special Counsel completed his work and submitted his final confidential report on January 7, 2025, and separated from the Department on January 10," the footnote said.
The move was expected, as Smith and his team previously said they would resign before Trump takes office, set to take place in just over a week. Trump had vowed just before last year's election to fire Smith "within two seconds" if he won a second term in the White House.
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Smith's resignation comes as Attorney General Merrick Garland is set to release one volume of Smith's report on Trump, specifically his involvement in efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election while he was still in office. That decision led to condemnation from House Republicans, who accused Garland of making a politically calculated decision days before Trump is sworn in on Jan. 20.
Garland, however, decided not to release the second volume, which covers the investigation into Trump's handling of classified documents found at Mar-a-Lago. That investigation was terminated in late November of last year after Smith dropped his appeal of Judge Aileen Cannon's dismissal of the over three dozen charges against Trump.