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Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by <a href="https://lipperalpha.refinitiv.com/" data-omtr-intcmp="topnav_more_refinitive_info">Refinitiv Lipper</a>. <br>‘Fox News Live’ co-anchor Eric Shawn reports on special counsel Jack Smith’s resignation.<br>Special counsel Jack Smith resigned from his position at the Department of Justice Friday, Fox News has learned.<br>The resignation, which had already been expected since President-elect Trump was elected in November, was quietly announced in the footnote of a court filing Saturday. <br>"The Special Counsel completed his work and submitted his final confidential report on January 7, 2025, and separated from the Department on January 10," the note said.<br>Smith was appointed by Attorney General <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/video/6366557938112" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><u>Merrick Garland</u></a> in November 2022 to investigate the 2020 election interference case against Trump related to Jan. 6 and the Mar-a-Lago <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/live-news/june-25-donald-trump-classified-documents-trial" target="_blank" rel="noopener">classified documents case.</a> In 2017, Smith served as acting U.S. attorney for the Middle District of Tennessee during the first Trump administration.<br><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-plans-reverse-bidens-ban-oil-gas-drilling-us-coast" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong><u>TRUMP PLANS TO ‘IMMEDIATELY’ REVERSE BIDEN'S ‘RIDICULOUS’ BAN ON NEW OIL AND GAS DRILLING ALONG US COAST</u></strong></a><br><span>In November, special prosecutor Jack Smith requested to dismiss charges he brought against Trump in a case alleging Trump's interference in the certification of the 2020 election.</span> <span>(Bill O'Leary/The Washington Post via Getty Images)</span><br>The news came as the country waits for Smith's report on the election interference case to be released. A recent court filing showed Garland plans to release the investigative report soon, possibly before Trump takes office Jan. 20. <br>On Friday, a judge from a federal appeals court ruled against <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/appeals-court-not-block-partial-release-special-counsel-jack-smiths-trump-report" target="_blank" rel="noopener">blocking the release</a> of Smith's report.<br>"As I have made clear regarding every Special Counsel who has served since I took office, I am committed to making as much of the Special Counsel's report public as possible, consistent with legal requirements and Department policy," Garland wrote in a recent letter to House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, and ranking member Jamie Raskin, D-Md.<br><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-presses-gop-swiftly-send-one-powerful-bill-his-signature-asap" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong><u>TRUMP PRESSES GOP TO SWIFTLY SEND ‘ONE POWERFUL BILL’ FOR HIS SIGNATURE ASAP</u></strong></a><br><span>Jack Smith speaks during a news conference in Washington, D.C., in 2023.</span> <span>(Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images)</span><br>Once Trump won the 2024 presidential election, Smith filed motions to wind down his cases against the president-elect. At the end of November, Smith asked a judge to drop the charges against <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/person/donald-trump" target="_blank" rel="noopener">President-elect Trump</a> in the D.C. case against him. <br>Before asking to drop the case, Smith filed a motion to <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/special-counsel-jack-smith-moves-drop-trump-election-interference-case" target="_blank" rel="noopener">vacate all deadlines</a> in the 2020 election interference case against Trump in Washington, D.C., a decision that was widely expected after Trump's win. After the cases were dropped, Trump responded to the move by arguing the investigations "should never have been brought."<br><a href="https://foxnews.onelink.me/xLDS?pid=AppArticleLink&af_dp=foxnewsaf%3A%2F%2F&af_web_dp=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fapps-products" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong><u>CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP</u></strong></a><br><span>The special counsel's resignation comes as his report is slated to be released, possibly before President-elect Trump takes office Jan. 20. </span> <span>(Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)</span><br>"These cases, like all of the other cases I have been forced to go through, are empty and lawless, and should never have been brought," Trump in a Truth Social post. "It was a political hijacking, and a low point in the History of our Country that such a thing could have happened, and yet, I persevered, against all odds, and WON. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!"<br><i>Fox News Digital's Brooke Singman and Chris Pandolfo contributed to this report.</i><br>Andrea Margolis is a writer for Fox News Digital and Fox Business. Readers can send story tips to <a href="mailto:andrea.vacchiano@fox.com">andrea.margolis@fox.com</a><a rel="noopener noreferrer"><u>.</u></a><br>Get the latest updates from the 2024 campaign trail, exclusive interviews and more Fox News politics content.<br>By entering your email and clicking the Subscribe button, you agree to the Fox News <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/privacy-policy">Privacy Policy</a> and <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/terms-of-use">Terms of Use</a>, and agree to receive content and promotional communications from Fox News. You understand that you can opt-out at any time.<br>Subscribed<br> You've successfully subscribed to this newsletter! <br> This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. ©2025 FOX News Network, LLC. All rights reserved. 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