Georgia played a pivotal role in the special counsel's report on former President Donald Trump’s alleged interference in the 2020 election.
The Supreme Court's decision on presidential immunity made Jack Smith's prosecution of Trump much more difficult.
Smith led the federal cases against Donald Trump on charges of trying to overturn his 2020 election defeat and mishandling of classified documents. Trump suggested he might seek retribution.
Part of Special Counsel Jack Smith’s report on his investigation into former US president Donald Trump has now been released.
President-elect Donald Trump had sought to block the report’s release by Attorney General Merrick Garland, arguing that Smith’s detailing of his efforts to remain in power after his 2020 electoral defeat would interfere with his presidential transition.
Attached to the motion was a strident 12-page letter dated Jan. 6, 2025, from Trump’s attorneys to Garland demanding that he halt all efforts to prepare and release Smith’s report, and throwing all manner of arguments, legal and political, into the mix.
US Attorney General Merrick Garland releases Jack Smith’s final conclusions on effort to overturn Joe Biden’s 2020 election win after investigation curtailed
Criminal charges are still pending in five state courts against Trump allies who aided in his efforts to overturn the 2020 election results, and state charges are also still pending against the president-elect.