Jack Smith Named Special Counsel to Lead DOJ Probes of Donald Trump

Jack Smith, a former federal and international war-crimes prosecutor, was appointed special counsel to oversee Justice Department investigations into former President Donald Trump

WASHINGTON—Attorney General Merrick Garland appointed a former federal and international war-crimes prosecutor as special counsel on Friday to oversee Justice Department investigations into former President Donald Trump.

Jack Smith, who once led the Justice Department unit that investigates public corruption and since 2018 was the chief prosecutor at The Hague investigating war crimes in Kosovo, will be the third special counsel in five years to examine issues involving Mr. Trump.

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