President Donald Trump has thrown the Justice Department's Jan. 6 Capitol riot prosecutions out the window. But a week before Trump became president, the Department essentially did the same to its

A former war crimes prosecutor, Smith was appointed in November 2022 – nearly two years after the US Capitol attack.

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.

The special counsel's report concludes the criminal investigation that brought charges against a former president for the first time.

Released around 1 a.m. Tuesday—less than a week before Trump’s inauguration—the document takes aim at Trump’s and his lawyers’ contention that the end of Smith’s prosecution amounts to the “complete exoneration” of the president-elect. Trump wants Americans to believe his return to power means he didn’t commit federal crimes.

Smith's report provides new details about election-interference charges against Trump, says he believes election victory saved him from conviction.

In a last rebuke to the former president he investigated for two years, special counsel Jack Smith denounced Donald Trump for levying "laughable" attacks on the DOJ.

The Justice Department released the special counsel's report on his investigation into Trump's interference in the 2020 election.

President Donald Trump has thrown the Justice Department’s Jan. 6 Capitol riot prosecutions out the window. But a week before Trump became president, the Department essentially did the same to

Federal judges criticized President Trump's pardons of over 1,500 individuals linked to the Capitol riot, including members of Proud Boys and Oath Keepers. While charges were dismissed, judges emphasized the immutability of the attack's records and condemned the disruptors of the peaceful transition of power.

Three federal judges have strongly condemned President Trump's sweeping pardons of supporters who stormed the Capitol four years ago. | TAG24