Jack Smith's report says prosecutors could have convicted Trump had his election win not prevented the case from proceeding.

The evidence wJack Smith’s 137-page report, released overnight less than one week before Trump will be sworn in for a second term as president, is a full-throated justification of his investigation and defense against his myriad critics.

The Justice Department has released Volume One of special counsel Jack Smith's final report, detailing his election interference investigation into Donald Trump.

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Special counsel Jack Smith was appointed by Attorney General Merrick Garland to criminally investigate Donald Trump.

Special Counsel Jack Smith’s report on Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election was sent to Congress on Tuesday after US District Judge Aileen Cannon refused to block its release. Smith in the report reiterated his decision to bring charges and said Trump,

It’s a state of affairs in which Attorney General Merrick Garland playing it by the book will effectively aid Trump’s bid to keep special counsel Jack Smith’s report on the documents case ...

That’s the message special counsel Jack Smith delivered in his final report, which laid out evidence Smith said would have resulted in Trump’s conviction at trial. Trump is only off the hook, the special counsel wrote, because he won back the White House in 2024, forcing the Justice Department to shut down the historic prosecution.

At least half of the final report could be made public as soon as Tuesday—unless Trump-appointed Judge Aileen Cannon blocks it.

The special counsel Jack Smith’s report reveals a perfect storm of systemic failure. The Supreme Court’s expansion of presidential immunity and outdated Justice Department policies have made overwhelming evidence irrelevant — because the accused regained power.

The Supreme Court's decision on presidential immunity made Jack Smith's prosecution of Trump much more difficult.

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