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Jack Smith

Jack Smith

American lawyer and special counsel (born 1969)

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    Nine fired FBI employees sue Kash Patel over Trump probe firings

    Nine former FBI agents, analysts and operational staff filed suit in federal court in Washington on 15 October, arguing their February 2026 dismissals punished them for work on the Mar-a-Lago documents case.

  • Sep 29

    Jack Smith defends Trump investigation at Senate hearing as Marsha Blackburn files lawsuit

    Former special counsel Jack Smith defended his 2020 election interference probe before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday, hours before Senator Marsha Blackburn filed a federal lawsuit over subpoenaed phone records.

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