Smith’s resignation came in a footnote of a court filing and was effective on Friday, according to Politico.
The move was expected, as Smith and his team previously said they would resign before President-elect Donald Trump takes office, set to take place in just over a week. Trump had vowed just before last year’s election to fire Smith “within two seconds” if he won a second term in the White House.
His resignation comes as Attorney General Merrick Garland is set to release one volume of Smith’s report on President-elect Donald Trump, specifically his involvement in efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election while he was still in office. Garland decided not to release the second volume, which covers the investigation into Trump’s handling of classified documents found at Mar-a-Lago.
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