Jack Smith Brings Broad Resume, Low Political Profile to High-Visibility Post

John L. “Jack” Smith, the newly named special counsel overseeing investigations connected to former President Donald Trump, has spent the past four years overseas as the chief prosecutor in The Hague investigating war crimes in Kosovo

WASHINGTON—When John L. “Jack” Smith surfaced on Attorney General Merrick Garland‘s radar as a prospectoverseeing investigations connected to former President Donald Trump, he had several things working in his favor.

Mr. Smith had a wide-ranging prosecutorial career on the local, national and international levels, handling a range of complex investigations that involved some of the most serious offenses committed by government officials, including corruption and war crimes.

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