Trump's lead prosecutor resigns, exits U.S Jack Smith, the special counsel who spearheaded the prosecution against U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, has officially resigned and left the country just days before Trump’s inauguration on January 20. Court documents submitted to U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon revealed that Smith completed his work and filed a final confidential report on January 7. His departure from the U.S. Department of Justice was confirmed on January 10. Smith, a former war crimes prosecutor, was appointed in November 2022 to lead the Justice Department's investigations into two high-profile...