"Unpacking the Role of Special Counsel Jack Smith in Trump's Classified Documents Case"

Jack Smith, the US special counsel who is pursuing criminal charges against former President Donald Trump over retention of classified government records, has a reputation for winning tough cases against war criminals, mobsters, and crooked cops. He was appointed last November by Attorney General Merrick Garland to take over two Justice Department investigations involving Trump. Smith is described as a dogged investigator who is open-minded and not afraid to pursue the truth. He is just as tenacious in seeking to have criminal charges dropped for the innocent as he is to win convictions of the guilty.